Ecclesiastes 6:1

I have observed another evil here on earth, and it has a great impact on humanity.

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

In Context

2God gives wealth, possessions, and honor to someone. They have everything they want. But God doesn't let them enjoy what they have. Instead somebody else does! This is hard to fathom, and is truly evil.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13I observed something here that is really sickening: people who hoard money damage themselves.

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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