Parallel Verses
NET Bible
if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!
New American Standard Bible
Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not
King James Version
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Holman Bible
And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?
International Standard Version
Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best aren't all of them going to the same place?
A Conservative Version
Yea, though he lives a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoys no good, do not all go to one place?
American Standard Version
yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place?
Amplified
Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice over and yet has seen no good and experienced no enjoyment—do not both go to one place [the grave]?”
Bible in Basic English
And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?
Darby Translation
Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Julia Smith Translation
And although he lived a thousand years twice, and he saw not good. Did not all go to one place?
King James 2000
Yea, though he lives a thousand years twice over, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Even if a man lives a thousand years twice, if he does not enjoy {prosperity}, {both suffer the same fate}!
Modern King James verseion
Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet he has seen no good. Do not all go to one place?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, though he lived two thousand years, yet hath he no good life. Come not all to one place?
New Heart English Bible
Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, do not all go to one place?
The Emphasized Bible
Even though one hath lived a thousand years twice told, yet, good, hath he not seen, - is it not, unto one place, that, all, are going?
Webster
Yes, though he liveth a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
World English Bible
Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?
Youngs Literal Translation
And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
Topics
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Pa`am
Ra'ah
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Those Who Have Wealth But Do Not Enjoy It Are Pitiful
5 though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man -- 6 if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die! 7 All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!
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Cross References
Genesis 5:5
The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died.
Genesis 5:23-24
The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years.
Job 1:21
He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!"
Job 7:7
Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness.
Job 30:23
I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.
Psalm 4:6-7
Many say, "Who can show us anything good?" Smile upon us, Lord!
Psalm 34:12
Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?
Ecclesiastes 3:20
Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life's breath returns to God who gave it.
Isaiah 65:20
Never again will one of her infants live just a few days or an old man die before his time. Indeed, no one will die before the age of a hundred, anyone who fails to reach the age of a hundred will be considered cursed.
Isaiah 65:22
No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, for my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced.
Jeremiah 17:6
They will be like a shrub in the desert. They will not experience good things even when they happen. It will be as though they were growing in the desert, in a salt land where no one can live.
Hebrews 9:27
And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,