Ecclesiastes 6 - Compare Translations
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Ecclesiastes 6:1
KJVThere is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
WEBThere is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
YLTThere is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man:
Ecclesiastes 6:2
KJVA man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
WEBa man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
YLTA man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil disease.
Ecclesiastes 6:3
KJVIf 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.
WEBIf a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:
YLTIf a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he [is] the untimely birth.'
Ecclesiastes 6:4
KJVFor he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
WEBfor it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
YLTFor in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,
Ecclesiastes 6:5
KJVMoreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
WEBMoreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.
YLTEven the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that.
Ecclesiastes 6:6
KJVYea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
WEBYes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?
YLTAnd though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?
Ecclesiastes 6:7
KJVAll the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
WEBAll the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
YLTAll the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
Ecclesiastes 6:8
KJVFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
WEBFor what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
YLTFor what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
Ecclesiastes 6:9
KJVBetter is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
WEBBetter is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
YLTBetter [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 6:10
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Ecclesiastes 6:11
KJVSeeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
WEBFor there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
YLTFor there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?
Ecclesiastes 6:12
KJVFor who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
WEBFor who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
YLTFor who knoweth what [is] good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
12 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT