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

To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.

Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request -- riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.

The Lord greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

God said to Solomon, "Because you desire this, and did not ask for riches, wealth, and honor, or for vengeance on your enemies, and because you did not ask for long life, but requested wisdom and discernment so you can make judicial decisions for my people over whom I have made you king,

As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.

So

I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills,

When you invade, you will encounter unsuspecting people. The land is wide! God is handing it over to you -- a place that lacks nothing on earth!"

Their houses are safe and without fear; and no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

But

As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!

Vanity

Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless -- like chasing the wind.

This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

General references

and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil, for these things are a gift from God.

A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines.