Ecclesiastes 6:1

Easy-to-Read Version

I have seen another thing in this life that is not fair and is very hard to understand.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:

Hebrew Names Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

English Standard Version
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:

New American Standard Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is widespread among mankind:

New Century Version
I have seen something else wrong here on earth that causes serious problems for people.

Amplified Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:

World English Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

Geneva Bible (1587)
There is an euill, which I sawe vnder the sunne, and it is much among men:

Legacy Standard Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men—

Berean Standard Bible
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

Contemporary English Version
There is something else terribly unfair, and it troubles everyone on earth.

Complete Jewish Bible
I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on people:

Darby Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:

George Lamsa Translation
THERE is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men;

Good News Translation
I have noticed that in this world a serious injustice is done.

Lexham English Bible
Here is another misfortune that I have seen under the sun, and it is prevalent among humankind.

Literal Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great among men:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is yet a plage vnder ye Sonne, & it is a generall thinge amonge me:

American Standard Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

Bible in Basic English
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

King James Version (1611)
There is an euill which I haue seen vnder the Sun, and it is common among men:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There is yet a plague vnder the sunne, and it is a generall thyng among men:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is abundant with man:

English Revised Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also another yuel is, which Y siy vndur the sunne; and certis it is oft vsid anentis men.

Update Bible Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on man:

Webster's Bible Translation
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men:

New English Translation
Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:

New King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

New Living Translation
There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

New Life Bible
There is another bad thing which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard for men:

New Revised Standard
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Here was an evil, I had seen under the sun, - and it is, common, among men:

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men:

Revised Standard Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon men:

Young's Literal Translation
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man:

THE MESSAGE
I looked long and hard at what goes on around here, and let me tell you, things are bad. And people feel it. There are people, for instance, on whom God showers everything—money, property, reputation—all they ever wanted or dreamed of. And then God doesn't let them enjoy it. Some stranger comes along and has all the fun. It's more of what I'm calling smoke. A bad business.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men—

Contextual Overview

¹ I have seen another thing in this life that is not fair and is very hard to understand. ² God gives some people great wealth, riches, and honor. They have everything they need and everything they could ever want. But then God does not let them enjoy those things. Some stranger comes and takes everything. This is a very bad and senseless thing. ³ A man might live a long time and have 100 children. But if he is not satisfied with those good things, and if no one remembers him after his death, I say that a baby who dies at birth is better off than that man. ⁴ It is senseless when a baby is born dead. The baby is quickly buried in a dark grave, without even a name. ⁵ The baby never saw the sun and never knew anything. But the baby finds more rest than the man who never enjoyed what God gave him. ⁶ He might live 2000 years. But if he does not enjoy life, then the baby who was born dead has found the easiest way to the same end.

Bible Verse Review
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Ecclesiastes 5:13

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 9:13 - General Ecclesiastes 10:5 - an evil

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun,.... The Vulgate Latin version reads it, another evil; but wrongly, for the same is considered as before, the evil of covetousness; which is one of the evil things that come out of the heart of man; is abominable to the Lord, contrary to his nature and will, and a breach of his law, which forbids it, and is the root of all evil; this is an evil under the sun, for there is nothing of this kind above it; and it fell under the observation of Solomon in various instances;

and it [is] common among men; or, "great over men" u; or "over the man", the covetous man: it spreads itself over them; few were free from it, even so long ago, in those early times, and in such times in which silver was made no account of, and was like stones in Jerusalem, as common as they; and yet the sin of covetousness, of hoarding up money and making no use of it, for a man's own good, and the good of others, was very rife among men, 1 Kings 10:27.

u ורבה היא על האדם "et multum ipsum super hominem", Montanus; "et magaum est illud super hominem istum", Rambachius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Common among - Rather, great (heavy) upon people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VI

The vanity of riches without use, 1, 2.

Of children and of old age without riches and enjoyment, 3-7.

Man does not know what is good for himself, 8-12.

NOTES ON CHAP. VI