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

Every man also 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.

I have also 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.

Yahweh magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

God said to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:

You, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:

So

I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.

For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;

When you go, you shall come to a secure people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth."

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

But

The fruit of your ground, and all your labors, shall a nation which you don't know eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always;

"Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, Our houses to aliens.

Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.

Vanity

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

General references

Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.