Ecclesiastes 6:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is great among men:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THERE IS an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily upon men:

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

Common English Bible

¹ I saw a tragedy under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humanity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men.

Ecclesiastes 6:1 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickly evil I have seen under the sun: riches kept for their owner, for his evil.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

A man to whom Elohim has given riches and wealth and esteem, so that his being lacks none at all of what he desires, but Elohim does not permit him to eat of it, and a foreigner consumes it. This is futile, and it is an evil disease.