Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind: New Living Translation There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity. English Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: Berean Standard Bible There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: King James Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: New King James Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: New American Standard Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is widespread among mankind: NASB 1995 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— NASB 1977 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— Legacy Standard Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men— Amplified Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men: Christian Standard Bible Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity: Holman Christian Standard Bible Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity: American Standard Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Aramaic Bible in Plain English There is evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great upon the children of man Brenton Septuagint Translation There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with man: Contemporary English Version There is something else terribly unfair, and it troubles everyone on earth. Douay-Rheims Bible There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men: English Revised Version There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: GOD'S WORD® Translation There is a tragedy that I have seen under the sun. It is a terrible one for mortals. Good News Translation I have noticed that in this world a serious injustice is done. International Standard Version There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings: JPS Tanakh 1917 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Literal Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man: Majority Standard Bible There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: New American Bible There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humankind: NET Bible Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people: New Revised Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: New Heart English Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men: Webster's Bible Translation There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: World English Bible There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men: Young's Literal Translation There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Life1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: 2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, Ecclesiastes 6:2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction. Treasury of Scripture There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: Jump to Previous Common Evil Frequent Great Hard Heavily Heavy Lies Prevalent Sun WeighsJump to Next Common Evil Frequent Great Hard Heavily Heavy Lies Prevalent Sun WeighsEcclesiastes 6 1. the vanity of riches without use3. though a man have many children and a long life 7. the vanity of sight and wandering desires 10. The conclusion of vanities VI. (1) Common among.--Rather, heavy upon. In this section it is remarked how even when riches remain with a man to the end of his life they may fail to bring him any real happiness. Verses 1-6. - Section 9. Koheleth proceeds to illustrate the fact which he stated at the end of the last chapter, viz. that the possession and enjoyment of wealth are alike the free gift of God. We may see men possessed of all the gifts of fortune, yet denied the faculty of enjoying them. Hence we again conclude that wealth cannot secure happiness. Verse 1. - There is an evil which I have seen under the sun. The writer presents his personal experience, that which has fallen under his own observation (comp. Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 10:5). And it is common among men. Rab, Translated "common," like πολὺς ιν Greek, is used of number and of degree; hence there is some doubt about its meaning here. The Septuagint has πολλή, the Vulgate frequens. Taking into account the fact that the circumstance stated is not one of general experience, we must receive the adjective in its tropical signification, and render, And it is great [lies heavily] upon men. Comp. Ecclesiastes 8:6, where the same word is used, and the preposition עַל is rather "upon" than "among" (Isaiah 24:20).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew There isיֵ֣שׁ (yêš) Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is another evil רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil I have seen רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the sun, הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (haš·šā·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement and it הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are weighs heavily וְרַבָּ֥ה (wə·rab·bāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7227: Much, many, great upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against mankind: הָאָדָֽם׃ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being Links Ecclesiastes 6:1 NIVEcclesiastes 6:1 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:1 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:1 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:1 KJV Ecclesiastes 6:1 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 6:1 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:1 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:1 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:1 There is an evil which I have (Ecclesiast. 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