Ecclesiastes 6:1 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] great on man:

English ASV

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

English Amplified

THERE IS an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily upon men:

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

THERE IS an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavily upon men:

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:

English EASY 2024

I have seen another terrible thing that happens on the earth. It causes people to have a lot of trouble.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I have seen another thing in this life that is not fair and is very hard to understand.

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I have noticed that in this world a serious injustice is done.

English God's Word - GW 1995

There is a tragedy that I have seen under the sun. It is a terrible one for mortals.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:

English KJV 1611

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

English LSB

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun and it is prevalent among men—

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

There is a misfortune that I have observed under the sun, and it lies heavy on people:

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

There is another evil which I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon man:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I've seen another evil thing on this earth. And it's a heavy load on men.

English NIV

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:

English NKJ 1982

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

English NLT

There is another serious tragedy I have seen in our world.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind:

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Yes, but there is a very serious evil which I have seen everywhere—

English Tyndale 1537

There is yet a plague under the Sun, and it is a general thing among men:

Ecclesiastes 6:1 — Compare Translations