Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
New American Standard Bible
There is an
King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
Holman Bible
Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun,
International Standard Version
There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:
A Conservative Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
American Standard Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
Amplified
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:
Darby Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
Julia Smith Translation
There is evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man:
King James 2000
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Here is another misfortune that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] prevalent among humankind.
Modern King James verseion
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is great among men:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There is yet a plague under the Sun, and it is a general thing among men:
NET Bible
Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:
New Heart English Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
The Emphasized Bible
Here was an evil, I had seen under the sun, - and it is, common, among men:
Webster
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
World English Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
Youngs Literal Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man:
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Those Who Have Wealth But Do Not Enjoy It Are Pitiful
1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men; 2 A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.