Ecclesiastes 6:1
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New International Version (©1984)
I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
There is a tragedy that I have seen under the sun. It is a terrible one for mortals.

King James Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

American King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

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

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

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

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

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

Young's Literal Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man:

Geneva Study Bible

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

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 6

Ec 6:1-12.

1. common-or else more literally,-"great upon man," falls heavily upon man.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:1-6 A man often has all he needs for outward enjoyment; yet the Lord leaves him so to covetousness or evil dispositions, that he makes no good or comfortable use of what he has. By one means or other his possessions come to strangers; this is vanity, and an evil disease. A numerous family was a matter of fond desire and of high honour among the Hebrews; and long life is the desire of mankind in general. Even with these additions a man may not be able to enjoy his riches, family, and life. Such a man, in his passage through life, seems to have been born for no end or use. And he who has entered on life only for one moment, to quit it the next, has a preferable lot to him who has lived long, but only to suffer.


Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. (NASB ©1995)

Common Evil Frequent Great Hard Heavily Heavy Lies Prevalent Sun Weighs

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

the vanity of riches without use,1,2; though a man have many children and a long life,3-6 the vanity of sight and wandering desires,7-9 The conclusion of vanities,10-12 5:13

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