Ecclesiastes 6:2
A man to whom God shall give 1 Wealth, and substance, and honor, 1 And he wants nothing for his soul 1 Of all things that he shall desire, 1 Yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, 1 For a stranger shall devour it: 1 This is vanity, and an evil infirmity. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, 1 And it is abundant with man: 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:33A nation which thou knowest not shall eat the produce of thy land, and all thy labors; and thou shalt be injured and crushed always.
Judges 18:10And whensoever ye shall go, ye shall come in upon a people secure, and the land is extensive, for God has given it into your hand; a place where there is no want of anything that the earth affords.
1 Chronicles 29:25And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel, and gave him royal glory, such as was not upon any king before him.
2 Chronicles 1:11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked great wealth, nor glory, nor the life of thine enemies, and thou hast not asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and understanding, that thou mightest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
Psalms 17:14The Lord also thundered from heaven, 1 And the Highest uttered his voice. 1
Psalms 73:7They have burned thy sanctuary with fire to the ground; 1 They have profaned the habitation of thy name. 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 6:2-7
The Miseries of Covetousness. 1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth 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. 3 If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I… Read the whole commentary →