Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy
upon
men:
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common
among
men:
a man to whom God giveth
riches, wealth, and honor
, so that he lacketh
nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an
alien
eateth it ;
this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
A 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.
If a man beget a
hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are
many, but
his soul be not filled with good, and moreover
he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he :
If 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 .
for it
cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the
name thereof
is
covered with darkness ;
For he
cometh in with
vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his
name shall
be
covered with darkness .
moreover it
hath not seen the sun nor known it;
this hath rest rather
than the other :
Moreover he
hath not seen the sun ,
nor known any
thing:
this hath more
rest than the other .
yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and
yet enjoy
no good ,
do not all go to one place?
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath
he
seen
no good :
do not all go to one place?
All the labor
of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
All the labour
of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
For what advantage
hath the wise more than the fool? `or'
what hath the poor man
, that knoweth how
to walk before the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also
is vanity and a
striving
after
wind
.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also
vanity and vexation
of
spirit
.
Whatsoever
hath been, the
name
thereof
was
given
long
ago;
and it is know
what
man
is ;
neither can
he contend with him that is mightier than he.
That
which
hath been is
named
already
, and it is known
that
it
is man:
neither may
he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Seeing there are
many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Seeing there be
many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
For who knoweth what is good for man in `his'
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?
For 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?
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