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Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

KJV

Est et aliud malum quod vidi sub sole, et quidem frequens apud homines :

Vulgate

Ἔστιν πονηρία ἣν ἴδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, καὶ πολλή ἐστιν ὑπὸ τὸν ἄνθρωπον·

LXX

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

ASV

יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְ/רַבָּ֥ה הִ֖יא עַל הָ/אָדָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 505×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
  • Eccl 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
  • Eccl 9:13 — This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
  • Eccl 10:5 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: