Ecclesiastes 6:1

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a serious and severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

A man to whom God has given riches, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he might desire, yet God does not give him the power or capacity to enjoy them [things which are gifts from God], but a stranger [in whom he has no interest succeeds him and] consumes and enjoys them. This is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility); it is a sore affliction! [Luke 12:20.]