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Ecclesiastes 6
1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
3A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
4For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
10Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
11For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
12For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
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Burial: Privation of, Considered a Calamity Ecclesiastes 6:3
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
Contentment: General Scriptures Concerning Ecclesiastes 6:7–9
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. / What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? / Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Ecclesiastes 6:6, 10
even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? / Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
Ignorance: General Scriptures Concerning Ecclesiastes 6:11, 12
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone? / For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Instruction: from the Study of Human Nature Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Life: (Sacredness of, an Inference from What is Taught in the Law Concerning Murder): Vanity of Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Life: Brevity and Uncertainty of Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Man: Not Profited by all his Labour and Travail Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Natural Life is Compared to a Shadow Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Natural Life: Vain Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Natural Life: we Know not What is Good for Us In Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Old Age: General Scriptures Concerning Ecclesiastes 6:3, 6
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. / even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
Philosophy: The Nature of Things Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
Poor: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Ecclesiastes 6:8
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
Riches: General Scriptures Concerning Ecclesiastes 6:1, 2
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: / God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Vanity: The Days of Man Are Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Vanity: Unblessed Riches Are Ecclesiastes 6:2
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning Ecclesiastes 6:11, 12
For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone? / For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
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