2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, aso that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; byet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil1 affliction.
3 If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or aindeed he has no burial, I say that ba stillborn child is better than he—
4 for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
5 Though it has not seen the sun or known anything, this has more rest than that man,
6 even if he lives a thousand years twice—but has not seen goodness. Do not all go to one aplace?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Ecclesiastes 6:4:
For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Name {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Darkness {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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