Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 6:1-2

1ThereH3426 isH3426 an 1evilH7463 whichH834 I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121, and it is widespreadH7227 2amongH5921 mankindH120:

2a personH376 to whomH834 GodH430 has 3givenH5414 richesH6239, wealthH5233, and honorH3519, so that his soulH5315 4lacksH2638 nothingH369 of allH3605 that he desiresH183, yet GodH430 has not givenH7980 him theH7980 opportunityH7980 to 5enjoyH398 these things, but a foreignerH5237 6enjoysH398 them. ThisH2088 is futilityH1892 and a severeH7451 afflictionH2483.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 6:1 Eccl 5:13 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 6:1 Lit upon ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 6:2 1 Kin 3:13 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Ps 17:14; 73:7; Eccl 2:10 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Lit eat from it ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 6:2 Lit eats it ↩

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