There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Ecclesiastes 6:1 - Revised Version 1885 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THERE IS an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily upon men: American Standard Version (1901) There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Common English Bible I saw a tragedy under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humanity. Catholic Public Domain Version There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men: |
There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.