Ecclesiastes 6:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

A man

Daniel 5:18

So

Luke 12:19

But

Vanity

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Ecclesiastes 5:16

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:13

Zechariah 9:6

Bible References

A man

Also every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

And I also have given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you all your days.

And Jehovah made Solomon very great in the sight of all Israel, and placed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, nor honor, nor the life of your enemies, nor yet have asked for long life but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may judge My people, over whom I have made you king;

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor.

So

I made my works great; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

For Jehovah your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills,

When you go, you shall come to a people feeling safe, and to a large land. For God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything in the earth.

Their houses are in peace, without fear; nor is the rod of God on them.

from men by Your hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and will leave their riches to their babes.

Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than the heart could imagine.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

But

The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall be eaten up by a nation which you do not know. And you shall always be oppressed and crushed,

Surely a man walks about like a shadow! Surely they are in an uproar in vain. He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather them.

Our inheritance has turned to aliens, our houses to foreigners.

Strangers have eaten up his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there on him, yet he knows it not.

Vanity

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

And this also is a sore evil, that in all, as he came, so shall he go; and what profit does he have who has labored for the wind?

General references

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.