Thematic Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:1 (show verse)
There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:
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Ecclesiastes 6:2 (show verse)
a man to whom God gives wealth, riches, and honor, so that he lacks none of his heart's desires but God does not give him the capability to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger consumes them. This is pointless and a grievous affliction.
Ecclesiastes 6:3 (show verse)
A man might father a hundred children, and live for many years, so that the length of his life is long but if his life does not overflow with goodness, and he doesn't receive a proper burial, I maintain that stillborn children are better off than he is,
Ecclesiastes 6:4 (show verse)
because stillborn children arrive in pointlessness, leave in darkness, and their names are covered in darkness.
Ecclesiastes 6:5 (show verse)
Furthermore, though they never saw the sun nor learned anything, they are more content than the other.
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Ecclesiastes 6:6 (show verse)
Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best aren't all of them going to the same place?
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Ecclesiastes 6:7 (show verse)
Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 (show verse)
For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?
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Ecclesiastes 6:9 (show verse)
It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 (show verse)
Whatever exists has been named already; people know what it means to be human and a person cannot defeat one who is more powerful than he.
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Ecclesiastes 6:11 (show verse)
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?
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Ecclesiastes 6:12 (show verse)
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