Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is yet a plague vnder the sunne, and it is a generall thyng among men:

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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

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2when God geueth a man riches, goodes, and honour, so that he wanteth nothyng of all that his heart can desire, and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vayne thyng and a miserable plague.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne [namely] riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 6:1

In this chapter, I. The royal preacher goes on further to show the vanity of worldly wealth, when men place their happiness in it and are eager and inordinate in laying it up. Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, and good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking, covetous miser, they are good for nothing. 1. He takes an account of the possessions and enjoyments which such a man may have. He has wealth ( ver. 2 ), he has children to inherit it ( ver. 3 ), and lives long, ver. 3 , 6… Read the whole commentary →

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