Ecclesiastes 6:2
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.
KJV
vir cui dedit Deus divitias, et substantiam, et honorem, et nihil deest animæ suæ ex omnibus quæ desiderat ; nec tribuit ei potestatem Deus ut comedat ex eo, sed homo extraneus vorabit illud : hoc vanitas et miseria magna est.
Vulgate
ἀνὴρ ᾧ δώσει αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς πλοῦτον καὶ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δόξαν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὑστερῶν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν ἐπιθυμήσει· καὶ οὐκ ἐξουσιάσει αὐτῷ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ φαγεῖν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ξένος φάγεται αὐτόν. τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ ἀρρωστία πονηρά ἐστιν.
LXX
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.
ASV
אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן ל֣/וֹ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּ/נְכָסִ֨ים וְ/כָב֜וֹד וְֽ/אֵינֶ֨/נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְ/נַפְשׁ֣/וֹ מִ/כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְ/לֹֽא יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤/נּוּ הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ לֶ/אֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑/נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָ/חֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
23 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 3:13 — And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
- Dan 5:18 — O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Eccl 2:24 — There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
- Eccl 5:19 — Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
- Eccl 5:19 — Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
- Job 21:9 — Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
- Lam 5:2 — Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
- Luke 12:19 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
- Ps 17:14 — From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of
- Ps 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- Ps 73:7 — Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.