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Ecclesiastes 6:5
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 6:5
New English Translation
5 though it never saw the light of day[a] nor knew anything,[b]
yet it has more rest[c] than that man—
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 6:5 tn Heb “saw the sun.”
- Ecclesiastes 6:5 tn The word “anything” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Ecclesiastes 6:5 sn The Hebrew term translated rest here refers to freedom from toil, anxiety, and misery—part of the miserable misfortune that the miserly man of wealth must endure.
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