Ecclesiastes 6:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 6:6

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

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KJV

King James Version

¶ Yea, though he live a thousand years twice [told], yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

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WEB

World English Bible

Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place?

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ASV

American Standard Version

yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place?

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 6

⁴ For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

⁵ The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

⁶ even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

⁷ All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

⁸ What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

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