Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this <FI>is<Fi> vanity, and it <FI>is<Fi> an evil disease.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“one to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and 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 a sore evil.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that it desireth: but God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a strange man shall eate it vp: this is vanitie, and this is an euill sicknesse.”

Ecclesiastes 6:2 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

1 HAY un mal que he visto debajo del cielo, y muy común entre los hombres:

2 Hombre á quien Dios dió riquezas, y hacienda, y honra, y nada le falta de todo lo que su alma desea; mas Dios no le dió facultad de comer de ello, sino que los extraños se lo comen. Esto vanidad es, y enfermedad trabajosa.

3 Si el hombre engendrare ciento, y viviere muchos años, y los días de su edad fueren numerosos; si su alma no se hartó del bien, y también careció de sepultura, yo digo que el abortivo es mejor que él.

4 Porque en vano vino, y á tinieblas va, y con tinieblas será cubierto su nombre.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:2 Mean?

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