Ecclesiastes 6
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1There#Eccl. 5:13 is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, #Job 21:10; Ps. 17:14; 73:7so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; #Luke 12:20yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction.
3If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or #2 Kin. 9:35; Is. 14:19, 20; Jer. 22:19indeed he has no burial, I say that #Job 3:16; Ps. 58:8; Eccl. 4:3a stillborn child is better than he— 4for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. 5Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man, 6even if he lives a thousand years twice—but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one #Eccl. 2:14, 15place?
7#Prov. 16:26All the labor of man is for his mouth,
And yet the soul is not satisfied.
8For what more has the wise man than the fool?
What does the poor man have,
Who knows how to walk before the living?
9Better is the #Eccl. 11:9sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
10Whatever one is, he has been named #Eccl. 1:9; 3:15already,
For it is known that he is man;
#Job 9:32; Is. 45:9; Jer. 49:19And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.
11Since there are many things that increase vanity,
How is man the better?
12For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like #Ps. 102:11; James 4:14a shadow? #Ps. 39:6; Eccl. 3:22Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 6
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1Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, # Ec 5:13 and it weighs heavily on humanity: # Or it is common among men 2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor # 1Kg 3:13 so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, # Ps 17:14; 73:7 but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy. 3A man may father a hundred children and live many years. No matter how long he lives, # Lit how many years if he is not satisfied by good things and does not even have a proper burial, # Is 14:20; Jr 8:2; 22:19 I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. # Jb 3:16; Ec 4:3 4For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness. 5Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he. 6And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?
7All man’s labor is for his stomach, # Lit mouth # Pr 16:26
yet the appetite is never satisfied.
8What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? # Ec 2:15 What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others? 9Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. # Ec 11:9 This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. # Ec 1:14
10Whatever exists was given its name long ago, # Lit name already # Gn 2:19; Ec 1:9-10; 3:15 and it is known what man is. But he is not able to contend with the One stronger than he. # Jb 9:32; Is 45:9 11For when there are many words, they increase futility. # Pr 10:19; Mt 6:7 What is the advantage for man? 12For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? # Ec 3:22 Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?
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