There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
Ecclesiastes 6:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon men: 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 evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them; this is vanity; it is a sore affliction.