6even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?


In Context

3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

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

5 Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man-

6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

7 All man's efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

8 What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?

Ecclesiastes 6:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6Yea, though he live a thousand years twice [told,] yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:6Although he lived two thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good things: do not all make haste to one place?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6Yes, though he liveth a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet has he seen no good: do not all go to one place?