Ecclesiastes 6
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 12
Chapter Summary
The vanity of riches without use. Of children, and old age without riches.
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People & Context
It is a great evil when God grants a man wealth, honor, and riches but not the ability to enjoy them, allowing a foreign man to consume them instead.
Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives two thousand years, if his soul is not satisfied with good, a miscarriage is deemed better than he.
All human labor is for the mouth yet the soul remains unfilled, leaving the wise with no advantage over the fool since neither can contend with their …
Timeline
It is a great evil when God grants a man wealth, honor, and riches but not the ability to enjoy them, allowing a foreign man to consume them instead.
Ecclesiastes 6:1-2Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives two thousand years, if his soul is not satisfied with good, a miscarriage is deemed better than he.
Ecclesiastes 6:3-6All human labor is for the mouth yet the soul remains unfilled, leaving the wise with no advantage over the fool since neither can contend with their Creator.
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