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Ecclesiastes 6:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Ecclesiastes 6:1 NIV

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind

Ecclesiastes 6:2 NIV

God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.

Ecclesiastes 6:3 NIV

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.

Ecclesiastes 6:4 NIV

It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

Ecclesiastes 6:5 NIV

Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man

Ecclesiastes 6:7 NIV

Everyone’s toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 6:8 NIV

What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?

Ecclesiastes 6:9 NIV

Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 6:10 NIV

Whatever exists has already been named, and what humanity is has been known; no one can contend with someone who is stronger.

Ecclesiastes 6:11 NIV

The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?