There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
Ecclesiastes 6:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THERE IS an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily upon men: American Standard Version (1901) There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Common English Bible I saw a tragedy under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humanity. Catholic Public Domain Version There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men: |
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that they lack nothing of all that they desire, yet God does not enable them to enjoy these things, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous ill.