Ecc 6 | ABEn | STEP | There is a wickedness which I beheld under the sun, and it is abundant with men.

‏ Ecclesiastes 6

CHAPTER 6 The Folly of Wealth and Honor

1 There is a wickedness which I beheld under the sun, and it is abundant with men. 2 A man to whom [²shall give ³to him ¹God] wealth, and possessions, and glory, and there is nothing lacking to his soul from all things which he shall desire; yet [²shall not ³give authority to him ¹God] to eat from it; for a man, a stranger, shall eat it. And this [²folly ³and ⁵sickness ⁴an evil ¹is]. 3 If [²should engender ¹a man] a hundred, and [³years ²many ¹shall live], and [²abundant ¹however] will be the days of his years, that his soul shall not be filled up from goodness, and indeed [²no burial ¹there be] for him. I said, Better for him the miscarriage. 4 For in folly he came, and in darkness he goes, and in darkness his name shall be covered. 5 And indeed [²the sun ¹he knew not], and [²knows not ³rest ¹this one] over this other one. 6 And if he lived a thousand years of returns, and [²goodness ¹he knows not], is it not unto [²place ¹one] all shall go? 7 Every effort of man is for his mouth, and indeed the soul shall not be filled. 8 For what advantage to the wise over the fool, for the needy knows to go in front of life? 9 Better vision of eyes, than going in life; for indeed this is folly and resolve of spirit. 10 If anything became, already [²has been called ¹its name]; and it is known what man is, and he is not able to judge against the one stronger than he. 11 For there are [²matters ¹many] multiplying folly. 12 What extra is to man? For who knows what is good to man in life, during the number of the life of the days of his folly? And he spent them as a shadow; for who shall report to man what will be after him under the sun?