Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 6:2

אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֶּן ל֤וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֹ֣שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֣ים וְכָב֔וֹד וְאֵינֶ֤נּוּ חָסֵר֙ לְנַפְשׁ֔וֹ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁר יִתְאַוֶּ֑ה וְלֹֽא יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶֽאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
ʾiysh ʾasher yiten lvo haʾelohiym ʿosher vnkasiym vkabvod vʾeynenv ḥaser lnapshvo mikol ʾasher yitʾaveh vloʾ yashliyṭenv haʾelohiym leʾekol mimenv kiy ʾiysh nakriy yoʾkalenv zeh hebel vaḥoliy raʿ hvʾ
King James Version (KJV)

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth 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.

Modern English

a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.

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