Ecclesiastes 6
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 6:3-6

3IfH518 a manH376 fathersH3205 a hundredH3967 children and livesH2421 manyH7227 yearsH8141, however manyH7227 1they be, but his soulH5315 is not satisfiedH7646 with goodH2899 thingsH2899 and he does not evenH1571 haveH1961 a proper 2burialH6900, then I sayH559, “BetterH2896 3the miscarriageH5309 thanH4480 he, 4for it comesH935 in futilityH1892 and goesH1980 into obscurityH2822; and its nameH8034 is coveredH3680 in obscurityH2822. 5It neverH3808 seesH7200 the sunH8121 and it neverH3808 knowsH3045 anything; 4it is betterH5183 off thanH4480 he. 6Even ifH432 the other man livesH2421 a thousandH505 yearsH8141 twiceH6471 and does not 5enjoyH7200H2899 goodH2899 thingsH2899--6do not allH3605 goH1980 to oneH259 placeH4725?”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Lit the days of his years ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Is 14:20; Jer 8:2; 22:19 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 6:3 Job 3:16; Eccl 4:3 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 6:5 Lit more rest has this one than that ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Lit see ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Eccl 2:14 ↩

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