Ecclesiastes 6:2

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:13

I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days.

1 Chronicles 29:25

And the Lord gave Solomon great repute in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:28

Then he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 1:11

God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may rule my people over whom I have made you king,

Psalm 17:14

from men by thy hand, O Lord, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes.

Psalm 39:6

Surely man goes about as a shadow! Surely for naught are they in turmoil; man heaps up, and knows not who will gather!

Psalm 73:7

Their eyes swell out with fatness, their hearts overflow with follies.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

a person who has no one, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

Ecclesiastes 5:16

This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go; and what gain has he that he toiled for the wind,

Ecclesiastes 5:18

Behold, what I have seen to be good and to be fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life which God has given him, for this is his lot.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Every man also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and find enjoyment in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in fatness.

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens.

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty;

Hosea 7:9

Aliens devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.

Deuteronomy 28:33

A nation which you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually;

Deuteronomy 28:43

The sojourner who is among you shall mount above you higher and higher; and you shall come down lower and lower.

Judges 18:10

When you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is broad; yea, God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”