EcclesiastesJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareEcclesiastes 6Geneva - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Ecclesiastes 1Ecclesiastes 2Ecclesiastes 3Ecclesiastes 4Ecclesiastes 5Ecclesiastes 6Ecclesiastes 7Ecclesiastes 8Ecclesiastes 9Ecclesiastes 10Ecclesiastes 11Ecclesiastes 12›Ecclesiastes 6ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men: 2A man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that it desireth: but God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a strange man shall eate it vp: this is vanitie, and this is an euill sicknesse. 3If a man beget an hundreth children and liue many yeeres, and the dayes of his yeeres be multiplied, and his soule be not satisfied with good things, and he be not buried, I say that an vntimely fruite is better then he. 4For he commeth into vanitie and goeth into darkenesse: and his name shall be couered with darkenesse. 5Also he hath not seene ye sunne, nor knowen it: therefore this hath more rest then the other. 6And if he had liued a thousand yeeres twise tolde, and had seene no good, shall not all goe to one place? 7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled. 8For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing? 9The sight of ye eye is better then to walke in ye lustes: this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit. 10What is that that hath bene? the name thereof is nowe named: and it is knowen that it is man: and he cannot striue with him that is stronger then he. ‹Previous chapterEcclesiastes 5Next chapterEcclesiastes 7›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsEcclesiastes 6 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain