Ecclesiastes 6:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 6:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn einer hundert Söhne zeugte und viele Jahre lebte, und der Tage seiner Jahre wären viele, und seine Seele sättigte sich nicht an Gutem, und auch würde ihm kein Begräbnis zuteil, so sage ich: Eine Fehlgeburt ist besser daran als er.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si el hombre engendrare ciento, y viviere muchos años, y los días de su edad fueren numerosos; si su alma no se hartó del bien, y también careció de sepultura, yo digo que el abortivo es mejor que él.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se o homem gerar cem filhos , e viver muitos anos, e os dias de seus anos forem muitos, porém se sua alma não se fartar daquilo que é bom, nem tiver sepultamento, digo que ter sido abortado teria sido melhor para ele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se um homem tem cem filhos e vive muitos anos, ainda que seu tempo de vida seja longo, mas, se seu coração não fica satisfeito com as boas coisas, e ele não é sepultado com honra, então digo que um bebê nascido morto está em melhor situação que ele.
📖 Ecclesiastes 6:3 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.
5Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
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