Ecclesiastes 9:6
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New International Version
Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.


English Standard Version
Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.


New American Standard Bible
Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.


King James Bible
Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their love, their hate, and their envy have already disappeared, and there is no longer a portion for them in all that is done under the sun.


International Standard Version
Furthermore, their love, their hate, and their envy have been long lost. Never again will they have a part in what happens on earth.


American Standard Version
As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.


Douay-Rheims Bible
Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy are all perished, neither have they any part in this world, and in the work that is done under the sun.


Darby Bible Translation
Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.


Young's Literal Translation
Their love also, their hatred also, their envy also, hath already perished, and they have no more a portion to the age in all that hath been done under the sun.


Commentaries
9:4-10 The most despicable living man's state, is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Solomon exhorts the wise and pious to cheerful confidence in God, whatever their condition in life. The meanest morsel, coming from their Father's love, in answer to prayer, will have a peculiar relish. Not that we may set our hearts upon the delights of sense, but what God has given us we may use with wisdom. The joy here described, is the gladness of heart that springs from a sense of the Divine favour. This is the world of service, that to come is the world of recompence. All in their stations, may find some work to do. And above all, sinners have the salvation of their souls to seek after, believers have to prove their faith, adorn the gospel, glorify God, and serve their generation.

6. love, and … hatred, &c.—(referring to Ec 9:1; see on [666]Ec 9:1). Not that these cease in a future world absolutely (Eze 32:27; Re 22:11); but as the end of this verse shows, relatively to persons and things in this world. Man's love and hatred can no longer be exercised for good or evil in the same way as here; but the fruits of them remain. What he is at death he remains for ever. "Envy," too, marks the wicked as referred to, since it was therewith that they assailed the righteous (see on [667]Ec 9:1).

portion—Their "portion" was "in this life" (Ps 17:14), that they now "cannot have any more."

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