Ecc_06_01 ¶ THERE IS 03426 yesh> AN EVIL 07451 ra<> WHICH HAVE SEEN 07200 ra> AH (8804) UNDER THE SUN 08121 shemesh>, AND IT IS COMMON 07227 rab> AMONG MEN 00120 ADAM :
Ecc_06_02 A MAN 00376 iysh> TO WHOM GOD 00430 elohiym> HATH GIVEN 05414 NATHAN (8799) RICHES 06239 , WEALTH 05233 nekec>, AND HONOUR 03519 kabowd>, SO THAT HE WANTETH 02638 chacer> NOTHING FOR HIS SOUL 05315 nephesh> OF ALL THAT HE DESIRETH 00183 avah> (8691), YET GOD 00430 elohiym> GIVETH HIM NOT POWER 07980 shalat> (8686) TO EAT 00398 akal> (8800) THEREOF , BUT a STRANGER 00376 iysh> 05237 nokriy> EATETH 00398 akal> (8799) IT : THIS IS VANITY 01892 hebel>, AND IT IS AN EVIL 07451 ra<> DISEASE 02483 choliy>.
Ecc_06_03 IF a MAN 00376 iysh> BEGET 03205 yalad> (8686) AN HUNDRED 03967 ME AH CHILDREN , AND LIVE 02421 chayah> (8799) MANY 07227 rab> YEARS 08141 shaneh>, SO THAT THE DAYS 03117 yowm> OF HIS YEARS 08141 shaneh> BE MANY 07227 rab>, AND HIS SOUL 05315 nephesh> BE NOT FILLED 07646 saba<> (8799) WITH GOOD 02896 towb>, AND ALSO THAT HE HAVE NO BURIAL 06900 q@buwrah>; SAY 00559 amar> (8804), THAT AN UNTIMELY BIRTH 05309 nephel> IS BETTER 02896 towb> THAN HE .
Ecc_06_04 FOR HE COMETH 00935 BOW > (8804) IN WITH VANITY 01892 hebel>, AND DEPARTETH 03212 yalak> (8799) IN DARKNESS 02822 choshek>, AND HIS NAME 08034 SHEM SHALL BE COVERED 03680 kacah> (8792) WITH DARKNESS 02822 choshek>.
Ecc_06_05 MOREOVER HE HATH NOT SEEN 07200 ra> AH (8804) THE SUN 08121 shemesh>, NOR KNOWN 03045 yada<> (8804) ANY THING : THIS 02088 zeh> HATH MORE REST 05183 Nachath> THAN 02088 zeh> THE OTHER .
Ecc_06_06 YEA , THOUGH 00432 illuw> HE LIVE 02421 chayah> (8804) a THOUSAND 00505 ELEPH YEARS 08141 shaneh> TWICE 06471 pa< AM TOLD , YET HATH HE SEEN 07200 ra> AH (8804) NO GOOD 02896 towb>: DO NOT ALL GO 01980 HALAK (8802) TO ONE 00259 echad> PLACE 04725 maqowm>?
Ecc_06_07 ¶ ALL THE LABOUR 05999 < AMAL OF MAN 00120 ADAM IS FOR HIS MOUTH 06310 peh>, AND YET THE APPETITE 05315 nephesh> IS NOT FILLED 04390 MALE > (8735).
Ecc_06_08 FOR WHAT HATH THE WISE 02450 chakam> MORE 03148 yowther> THAN THE FOOL 03684 k@ciyl>? WHAT HATH THE POOR 06041 , THAT KNOWETH 03045 yada<> (8802) TO WALK 01980 HALAK (8800) BEFORE THE LIVING 02416 chay>?
Ecc_06_09 BETTER 02896 towb> IS THE SIGHT 04758 MAR eh> OF THE EYES 05869 THAN THE WANDERING 01980 HALAK (8800) OF THE DESIRE 05315 nephesh>: THIS IS ALSO VANITY 01892 hebel> AND VEXATION 07469 r@ OF SPIRIT 07307 ruwach>.
Ecc_06_10 THAT WHICH HATH BEEN IS NAMED 07121 qara> (8738) 08034 SHEM ALREADY 03528 k@ BAR , AND IT IS KNOWN 03045 yada<> (8737) THAT IT IS MAN 00120 ADAM : NEITHER MAY 03201 yakol> (8799) HE CONTEND 01777 diyn> (8800) WITH HIM THAT IS MIGHTIER 08623 taqqiyph> THAN HE .
Ecc_06_11 ¶ SEEING THERE BE 03426 yesh> MANY 07235 rabah> (8687) THINGS 01697 dabar> THAT INCREASE 07235 rabah> (8688) VANITY 01892 hebel>, WHAT IS MAN 00120 ADAM THE BETTER 03148 yowther>?
Ecc_06_12 FOR WHO KNOWETH 03045 yada<> (8802) WHAT IS GOOD 02896 towb> FOR MAN 00120 ADAM IN THIS LIFE 02416 chay>, ALL 04557 micpar> THE DAYS 03117 yowm> OF HIS VAIN 01892 hebel> LIFE 02416 chay> WHICH HE SPENDETH 06213 (8799) AS a SHADOW 06738 tsel>? FOR WHO CAN TELL 05046 nagad> (8686) a MAN 00120 ADAM WHAT SHALL BE AFTER 00310 ACHAR HIM UNDER THE SUN 08121 shemesh>?