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: Contemporary English Version There is something else terribly unfair, and it troubles everyone on earth. 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: Majority Standard Bible There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: NET Bible Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people: 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: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThere is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man: Young's Literal Translation There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man: Smith's Literal Translation There is evil which I saw under the sun, and it is much upon man: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men: Catholic Public Domain Version There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men. New American Bible There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon humankind: New Revised Standard Version There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated There is evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great upon the children of man OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men: Brenton Septuagint Translation There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with 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 5:13-14 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, / or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on. Ecclesiastes 2:18-23 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. / And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile. / So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun. ... Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task. Ecclesiastes 1:14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 3:16 Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness. Job 5:7 Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward. Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Psalm 73:3-7 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ... Proverbs 13:7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. Jeremiah 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.” Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 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? 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 There is an evil The Hebrew word for "evil" here is "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which can denote something harmful, distressing, or morally wrong. In the context of Ecclesiastes, it often refers to the perplexing and seemingly unjust aspects of life. The Preacher, traditionally understood to be Solomon, is highlighting a profound observation about the human condition. This "evil" is not merely a moral failing but an existential burden that challenges the understanding of a just and orderly world under God's sovereignty. I have seen under the sun and it weighs heavily upon mankind (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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