Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
There is evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man:
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:
Bible in Basic English
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
Darby Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
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 evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man: 2 A man which God will give to him wealth and riches and honor, and wanting not to his soul from all which he shall desire, and God will not permit him to eat from it, for a man, a stranger shall eat it. This is vanity and it is an evil disease.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is an evil making sick I saw under the sun: riches watched to its owners for their evil.