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Ecclesiastes 6:2
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 6:2
New International Version
2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them,(A) and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.(B)
Ecclesiastes 6:2
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 6:2
King James Version
2 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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Ecclesiastes 6:2
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 6:2
New King James Version
2 A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, (A)so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; (B)yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil [a]affliction.
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- Ecclesiastes 6:2 disease
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