Catholic Public Domain Version
" There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men. "
— Ecclesiastes 6:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”
“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 heavy on men:”
“Not Everyone Enjoys Life Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:”
“There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and that frequent among men:”
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;”
“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:”
There is also another evil, which I have seen under the sun, and, indeed, it is frequent among men.
It is a man to whom God has given wealth, and resources, and honor; and out of all that he desires, nothing is lacking to his life; yet God does not grant him the ability to consume these things, but instead a man who is a stranger will devour them. This is emptiness and a great misfortune.
If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.
For he arrives without a purpose and he continues on into darkness, and his name shall be wiped away, into oblivion.