NET Bible
"if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!"
— Ecclesiastes 6:6, NET Bible
“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”
“yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good, do not all go to one place? ”
“Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?”
“Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place?”
“And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?”
“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”
Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years– even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity– even if he were to live forever– I would say,“A stillborn child is better off than he is!”
Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,
though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man–
if he should live a thousand years twice, yet does not enjoy his prosperity. For both of them die!
All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?
It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.