Ecclesiastes 6:1
Ecclesiastes chapter 6 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
KJV
King James Version · 1611There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
Context
v.1This passage
v.2a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: