Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men:

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2A man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that it desireth: but God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a strange man shall eate it vp: this is vanitie, and this is an euill sicknesse.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:13And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

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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