Ecclesiastes 6:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things, but instead a man who is a stranger will devour them. This is emptiness and a great misfortune.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:13

But also the things for which you did not ask, I have given to you, namely wealth and glory, so that no one has been like you among the kings in the all days before.

1 Chronicles 29:25

Then the Lord magnified Solomon over all of Israel. And he gave to him a glorious reign, of a kind such as no one has had before him, as king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he died at a good old age, full of days and wealth and glory. And his son Solomon reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 1:11

Then God said to Solomon: "Since this is the choice that pleased your heart, and you did not request wealth and substance and glory, nor the lives of those who hate you, nor even many days of life, since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king:

Psalm 17:14

And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.

Psalm 39:6

You have accomplished your many wonders, O Lord my God, and there is no one similar to you in your thoughts. I have announced and I have spoken: they are multiplied beyond number.

Psalm 73:7

They have set fire to your Sanctuary. They have polluted the tabernacle of your name on earth.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: "For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?" In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

For they are lost in a most grievous affliction. He has produced a son, who will be in the utmost destitution.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

All the days of his life he consumes: in darkness, and with many worries, and in distress as well as sadness.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

And this is a gift from God: that every man to whom God has given wealth and resources, and to whom he has granted the ability to consume these, may enjoy his portion, and may find joy in his labors.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

And then he will not fully remember the days of his life, because God occupies his heart with delights.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and expend your labor for what does not satisfy? Listen very closely to me, and eat what is good, and then your soul will be delighted by a full measure.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance has been turned over to foreigners; our houses to outsiders.

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God gave to Nebuchadnezzar, your father, a kingdom and greatness, glory and honor.

Hosea 7:9

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it. And grey hairs also have spread across him, and he is ignorant of it.

Deuteronomy 28:33

May a people you do not know eat the fruits of your land and of all your labors. And may you continually suffer from slander and oppression every day.

Deuteronomy 28:43

The new arrival who lives with you in the land will ascend over you, and be higher. But you will descend, and be lower.

Judges 18:10

We shall enter to those who dwell securely, in a very wide region, and the Lord will deliver the place to us, a place in which there is no lack of anything that grows upon the earth."