Ecclesiastes 6:1

“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an euill which I haue seen vnder the Sun, and it is common among men:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men--
- New American Standard Version (1995)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
- American Standard Version (1901)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
- Basic English Bible

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
- Darby Bible

There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men:
- Douay-Rheims Bible

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
- English Revised Version

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Ecclesiastes 6:1

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 6:1


6:2 Riches - All sorts of riches. To eat - Because God gives him up to a base and covetous mind.

6:3 With good - He hath not a contented mind and comfortable enjoyment of his estate. Is better - Which as it never enjoyed the comforts, so it never felt the calamities of life.


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