6:1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:
6:2 God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
6:3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
6:4 It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.
6:5 Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man–
6:6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
6:7 All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
6:8 What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?
6:9 Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
6:10 Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with one who is stronger than he.
6:11 The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
6:12 For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
6:1 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon man:
6:2 A man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that nothing is lacking to his soul of all that he desires, and yet God does not empower him to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. This is vanity and an evil plague.
6:3 If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good and even does not get a proper burial, I say that the stillborn is better off than he;
6:4 For it comes in vanity and goes off in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered;
6:5 Moreover it has not seen the sun and does not know anything; this one has rest rather than that one.
6:6 Indeed, even if he lives a thousand years twice and does not taste enjoyment, do not all go to one place?
6:7 All a man s labor is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not filled.
6:8 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to walk before the living?
6:9 Better is seeing with the eyes than wandering with the soul. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
6:10 That which is has already been determined, and it is known what man is and that he cannot contend with him who is stronger than he.
6:11 For there are many things which will increase vanity. What is the advantage to man?
6:12 For who knows what is good for a man in life during the few days of his vain life, which he will spend as a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?