Ecclesiastes 6:2

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and honour, and his soul wanteth nothing of all that he desireth: yet God doth not give him power to eat thereof, but a stranger shall eat it up. This is vanity and a great misery.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:19

For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God entertaineth his heart with delight,

Psalm 17:14

And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire.

Psalm 73:7

They have set fire to thy sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth.

1 Kings 3:13

Yea and the things also which thou didst not ask, I have given thee: to wit, riches and glory, as that no one hath been like thee among the kings in all days heretofore.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance is turned to aliens: our houses to strangers.

Psalm 39:6

Thou hast multiplied thy wonderful works, O Lord my God: and in thy thoughts there is no one like to thee. I have declared and I have spoken they are multiplied above number.

Hosea 7:9

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knew it not: yea, grey hairs also are spread about upon him, and he is ignorant of it.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care.

2 Chronicles 1:11

And God said to Solomon: Because this choice hath pleased thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, and wealth, and glory, nor the lives of them that hate thee, nor many days of life: but hast asked wisdom and knowledge, to be able to judge my people, over which I have made thee king,

1 Chronicles 29:28

And he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

1 Chronicles 29:25

And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him.

Judges 18:10

We shall come to a people that is secure, into a spacious country; and the Lord will deliver the place to us, in which there is no want of any thing that groweth on the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:43

The stranger that liveth with thee in the land shall rise up over thee, and shall be higher: and thou shalt go down, and be lower.

Deuteronomy 28:33

May a people, which thou knowest not, eat the fruits of thy land, and all thy labours: and mayst thou always suffer oppression, and be crushed at all times.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me and eat that which is good: and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

And every man to whom God hath given riches, and substance, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to enjoy his portion, and to rejoice of his labour: this is the gift of God.