4for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;


In Context

1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:

2 a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, so that he lacketh 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.

3 If a man beget an hundred children and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

4 for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

5 moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other:

6 yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet enjoy no good: do not all go to one place?

Ecclesiastes 6:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:4It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:4For he came in vain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be wholly forgotten.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:4for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4For it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4For he cometh with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4For in vanity he came in, and in darkness he goeth, and in darkness his name is covered,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4For he comes in with vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.