Ecclesiastes 10:5
New King James Version
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
As an error proceeding from the ruler:
Ecclesiastes 5:13
New King James Version
13 (A)There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
New King James Version
3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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Ecclesiastes 6:1
New King James Version
Wealth Is Not the Goal of Life
6 There(A) is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
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Ecclesiastes 4:7
New King James Version
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:
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Ecclesiastes 4:1
New King James Version
The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Ecclesiastes 3:16
New King James Version
Injustice Seems to Prevail
16 Moreover (A)I saw under the sun:
In the place of [a]judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
[b]Iniquity was there.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 justice
- Ecclesiastes 3:16 Wickedness
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