Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? New Living Translation He might live a thousand years twice over but still not find contentment. And since he must die like everyone else—well, what’s the use? English Standard Version Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good—do not all go to the one place? Berean Standard Bible even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? King James Bible Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? New King James Version even if he lives a thousand years twice—but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one place? New American Standard Bible Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—do not all go to one and the same place?” NASB 1995 “Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things— do not all go to one place?” NASB 1977 “Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things—do not all go to one place?” Legacy Standard Bible Even if the other man lives one thousand years twice and does not see good things—do not all go to the same place?” Amplified Bible Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice over and yet has seen no good and experienced no enjoyment—do not both go to one place [the grave]?” Christian Standard Bible And if a person lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place? Holman Christian Standard Bible And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place? American Standard Version yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place? Contemporary English Version even if you live two thousand years and don't enjoy life. As you know, we all end up in the same place. English Revised Version yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good: do not all go to one place? GOD'S WORD® Translation Even if the rich person lives two thousand years without experiencing anything good-don't we all go to the same place? Good News Translation more so than the man who never enjoys life, though he may live two thousand years. After all, both of them are going to the same place. International Standard Version Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best—aren't all of them going to the same place? Majority Standard Bible even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? NET Bible if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die! New Heart English Bible Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, do not all go to one place? Webster's Bible Translation Yes, though he liveth a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? World English Bible Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd though he had lived one thousand years twice over, yet he has not seen good; does not everyone go to the same place? Young's Literal Translation And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go? Smith's Literal Translation And although he lived a thousand years twice, and he saw not good. Did not all go to one place? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAlthough he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place? Catholic Public Domain Version Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place? New American Bible Should such a one live twice a thousand years and not enjoy those goods, do not both go to the same place? New Revised Standard Version Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy no good—do not all go to one place? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet he has seen no good; do not all go to one place? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if he lives two thousand years and he sees no good, do not all go to one place? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and enjoy no good; do not all go to one place? Brenton Septuagint Translation Though he has lived to the return of a thousand years, yet he has seen no good: do not all go to one place? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Futility of Life…5The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man, 6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place? 7All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.… Cross References Psalm 49:10-12 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. / Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. Job 14:1-2 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. Psalm 39:5-6 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Psalm 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Job 7:7-10 Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. / The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more. / As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. ... Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Luke 12:19-20 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ 1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. Job 3:11-13 Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? / Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? / For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest Philippians 1:21-23 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. / But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. / I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. Psalm 89:48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah Treasury of Scripture Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet has he seen no good: do not all go to one place? though Genesis 5:5,23,24 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died… Isaiah 65:22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. yet Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. Job 7:7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Psalm 4:6,7 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us… do Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Jump to Previous Enjoy Fails Goes Good Live Prosperity Thousand TwiceJump to Next Enjoy Fails Goes Good Live Prosperity Thousand TwiceEcclesiastes 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 Even if he lives a thousand years twice over This phrase emphasizes the hypothetical longevity of life, suggesting an extraordinarily long lifespan. In the Hebrew context, the number "thousand" often symbolizes completeness or an overwhelming quantity. The repetition "twice over" further amplifies this idea, underscoring the futility of life without fulfillment. Historically, long life was considered a blessing, yet the Preacher in Ecclesiastes challenges this notion by suggesting that mere longevity without joy or purpose is ultimately meaningless. This reflects the broader theme of Ecclesiastes, which questions the value of earthly achievements and longevity without spiritual fulfillment. yet fails to enjoy his prosperity do not all go to the same place? "Divesne prisco natus ab Inacho, "Omnia debentur vobis, paullumque morati "Fate is the lord of all things; soon or late Hebrew ifוְאִלּ֣וּ (wə·’il·lū) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 432: If, though he lives חָיָ֗ה (ḥā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive a thousand אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 505: A thousand years שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year twice over, פַּעֲמַ֔יִם (pa·‘ă·ma·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence but fails to לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no enjoy רָאָ֑ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see his prosperity. וְטוֹבָ֖ה (wə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Do not הֲלֹ֛א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no all הַכֹּ֥ל (hak·kōl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every go הוֹלֵֽךְ׃ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the same אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first place? מָק֥וֹם (mā·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links Ecclesiastes 6:6 NIVEcclesiastes 6:6 NLT Ecclesiastes 6:6 ESV Ecclesiastes 6:6 NASB Ecclesiastes 6:6 KJV Ecclesiastes 6:6 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 6:6 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 6:6 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 6:6 French Bible Ecclesiastes 6:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 6:6 Yes though he live a thousand years (Ecclesiast. 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