Ecclesiastes Chapter 6 verse 1 Holy Bible
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon men:
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is hard on men;
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There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
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There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it `is' great on man:
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 1-6. - Section 9. Koheleth proceeds to illustrate the fact which he stated at the end of the last chapter, viz. that the possession and enjoyment of wealth are alike the free gift of God. We may see men possessed of all the gifts of fortune, yet denied the faculty of enjoying them. Hence we again conclude that wealth cannot secure happiness. Verse 1. - There is an evil which I have seen under the sun. The writer presents his personal experience, that which has fallen under his own observation (comp. Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 10:5). And it is common among men. Rab, Translated "common," like πολὺς ιν Greek, is used of number and of degree; hence there is some doubt about its meaning here. The Septuagint has πολλή, the Vulgate frequens. Taking into account the fact that the circumstance stated is not one of general experience, we must receive the adjective in its tropical signification, and render, And it is great [lies heavily] upon men. Comp. Ecclesiastes 8:6, where the same word is used, and the preposition עַל is rather "upon" than "among" (Isaiah 24:20).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersVI.(1) Common among.--Rather, heavy upon. In this section it is remarked how even when riches remain with a man to the end of his life they may fail to bring him any real happiness.
