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Ecclesiastes 6:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Ecclesiastes 6:2 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Einer, dem Gott Reichtum und Güter und Ehre gibt, und welcher nichts für seine Seele entbehrt von allem, was er wünschen mag; aber Gott ermächtigt ihn nicht, davon zu genießen, sondern ein Fremder genießt es. Das ist Eitelkeit und ein schlimmes Übel. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Hombre á quien Dios dió riquezas, y hacienda, y honra, y nada le falta de todo lo que su alma desea; mas Dios no le dió facultad de comer de ello, sino que los extraños se lo comen. Esto vanidad es, y enfermedad trabajosa.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Um homem a quem Deus deu riquezas, bens, e honra; e nada lhe falta de tudo quanto a sua alma deseja; porém Deus não lhe dá poder para dessas coisas comer; ao invés disso, um estranho as come; isso é futilidade e um mal causador de sofrimento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Deus pode dar bens, riqueza e honra para um homem, de forma que não lhe falte nada que deseje para si; mas, ao mesmo tempo, Deus não lhe dá habilidade para aproveitá-los. Em vez disso, outra pessoa usa suas coisas. Isso é vaidade, uma aflição cruel.

📖 Ecclesiastes 6:2 in Context

1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
2A 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.
3If 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.
4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
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