Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:1 (show verse)
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
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Ecclesiastes 6:2 (show verse)
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Ecclesiastes 6:3 (show verse)
If a man begetteth a hundred children, and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he hath no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Ecclesiastes 6:4 (show verse)
For he cometh with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
Ecclesiastes 6:5 (show verse)
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
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Ecclesiastes 6:6 (show verse)
Yes, though he liveth a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
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Ecclesiastes 6:7 (show verse)
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 (show verse)
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
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Ecclesiastes 6:9 (show verse)
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 (show verse)
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
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Ecclesiastes 6:11 (show verse)
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12 (show verse)
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Only a handbreadth in extent
Life » Brief » Only a handbreadth in extent
natural Life » Is compared to » A shadow
natural Life » Described as » Vain
natural Life » We know not what is good for us in
Man » Not profited by all his labor and travail
Man » Ignorant of what is good for him
Time » Brevity of » Only a handbreadth in extent
Vanity » The days of man are
Life » Brief » Only a handbreadth in extent
natural Life » Is compared to » A shadow
natural Life » Described as » Vain
natural Life » We know not what is good for us in
Man » Not profited by all his labor and travail
Man » Ignorant of what is good for him
Time » Brevity of » Only a handbreadth in extent
Vanity » The days of man are