Ecclesiastes 6 (NET)

Ecclesiastes 6:1¹Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 5:13

Ecclesiastes 6:2²God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor — instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 5:19Ps 17:14Ps 73:71 Kgs 3:13Lam 5:2Job 21:9-15Dan 5:18Luke 12:19-20Ps 39:61 Chr 29:25

Ecclesiastes 6:3³Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity— even if he were to live forever — I would say, “A stillborn child is better off than he is.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Job 3:162 Kgs 9:35Eccl 4:3Jer 22:19Gen 47:9Isa 14:19-201 Chr 28:51 Sam 2:20-212 Chr 11:212 Kgs 10:1

Ecclesiastes 6:4⁴Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 109:13

Ecclesiastes 6:5⁵though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man—Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Job 14:1Job 3:10-13Ps 58:8Ps 90:7-9

Ecclesiastes 6:6⁶if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 3:20Heb 9:27Job 30:23Eccl 12:7Eccl 6:3Gen 5:23-24Gen 5:5Isa 65:20Isa 65:22Jer 17:6

Ecclesiastes 6:7⁷All man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach — yet his appetite is never satisfied!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 6:27Prov 16:261 Tim 6:6-8Matt 6:25Eccl 5:10Eccl 6:3Luke 12:19Gen 3:17-19

Ecclesiastes 6:8⁸So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 19:1Eccl 2:14-161 Tim 6:17Eccl 5:11Gen 17:1Luke 1:6Ps 101:2Ps 116:9

Ecclesiastes 6:9⁹It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile—like chasing the wind.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 1:14Job 31:7Eccl 1:2Eccl 11:9Eccl 2:11Eccl 3:12-13Eccl 4:4Eccl 5:18Eccl 2:22-24Eccl 6:2

Ecclesiastes 6:10¹⁰Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Job 9:32Isa 45:9-10Job 40:2Eccl 3:15Gen 3:17-19Jer 49:19Job 33:13Rom 9:19-20Eccl 1:9-11Job 14:1-4

Ecclesiastes 6:11¹¹The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 4:16Eccl 5:7Eccl 1:17-18Eccl 1:6-9Eccl 2:3-11Eccl 3:19Eccl 4:1-4Eccl 4:8Hos 12:1Ps 73:6

Ecclesiastes 6:12¹²For no one knows what is best for a person during his life — during the few days of his fleeting life— for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jas 4:14Job 14:2Eccl 3:22Lam 3:24-27Ps 144:4Ps 39:5-61 Chr 29:15Eccl 8:13Eccl 8:7Job 8:9