Ecclesiastes 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 6:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֣וֹ
הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עֹשֶׁר֩
ʻôsher
H6239
riches
וּנְכָסִ֨ים
nekeç
H5233
treasure
וְכָב֜וֹד
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ
ʼayin
H369
nothing
חָסֵ֥ר
châçêr
H2638
needy
לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
מִכֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה
ʼâvâh
H183
to desire
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ
shâlaṭ
H7980
to dominate
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
נָכְרִ֖י
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
הֶ֛בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וָחֳלִ֥י
chŏlîy
H2483
sickness
רָ֖ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
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King James Version Public Domain
A 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A person who the God gives to him wealth and possessions and honor, so he is not lacking for his soul from anything that he desires, but the God does not enable him to eat from it; instead, a nonnative person will eat it—this vapor, and it a sickening misfortune.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).