New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 6:7-12
71AllH3605 a person’sH120 laborH5999 is for his mouthH6310, and yetH1571 2his appetiteH5315 is not 3satisfiedH4390. 8For 4whatH4100 advantageH3148 does the wiseH2450 personH2450 have overH4480 the foolH3684? WhatH4100 does the poorH6041 personH6041 have, knowingH3045 how to walkH1980 beforeH5048 the livingH2416? 9WhatH4758 the eyesH5869 5seeH4758 is betterH2896 thanH4480 what the soulH5315 6desiresH1980. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 7futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.
10WhateverH4100H7945 8existsH1961 has alreadyH3528 been namedH7121H8034, and it is knownH3045 whatH834 manH120 is; for he 9cannotH3201H3808 disputeH1777 with the 10one whoH7945 is mightierH8623 thanH4480 he is. 11For thereH3426 areH3426 manyH7235 wordsH1697 which increaseH7235 futilityH1892. WhatH4100 then is the advantageH3148 to a personH120? 12For whoH4310 knowsH3045 whatH4100 is goodH2896 for a personH120 during his lifetimeH2425, during the fewH4557 11yearsH3117 of his futileH1892 lifeH2425? He will 12spendH6213 them like a shadowH6738. For whoH4310 can tellH5046 a personH120 13whatH4100 will happenH1961 afterH310 him underH8478 the sunH8121?
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Prov 16:26 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit the soul ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit filled ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 6:8 Eccl 2:15 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Eccl 11:9 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Lit goes after ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Eccl 1:14 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Eccl 1:9; 3:15 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Job 9:32; 40:2; Prov 21:30; Is 45:9 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 6:10 Or Him who ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit days ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit do ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 6:12 Eccl 3:22 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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