Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“a 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. ”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this <FI>is<Fi> vanity, and it <FI>is<Fi> an evil disease.”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“one to whomGod giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yetGod giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and a sore evil. ”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A 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.”
Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:2 Mean?
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