# Ecclesiastes 6

## Verse Summary

NIV2011 verse same as 1984 | 6 | 50%
NIV2011 verse same as tNIV | 2 | 16.67%
NIV2011 rejected tNIV, reverted to NIV1984 |  | %
NIV2011 verse verse is new | 4 | 33.33%

## Word Summary

NIV2011 words same as 1984 | 138 | 79.08%
NIV2011 changed words | 37 | 20.92%
NIV2011 removed words | 39 |
NIV2011 added words | 34 |

## Changes

| Result | NIV1984 | tNIV(2005) | NIV2011
6:1 | NIV2011 | I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men: | I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men the human race: | I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men mankind:
6:2 | NIV2011 | God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil. | God gives a man some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks they lack nothing his heart desires their hearts desire, but God does not enable him grant the ability to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil. | God gives a man some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks they lack nothing his heart desires their hearts desire, but God does not enable him grant them the ability to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
6:7 | NIV2011 | All man’s efforts are for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied. | All man Everyone’s efforts are toil is for his the mouth, yet his the appetite is never satisfied. | All man Everyone’s efforts are toil is for his their mouth, yet his their appetite is never satisfied.
6:8 | tNIV | What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others? | What advantage has a have the wise man over a fool fools? What does a do the poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself themselves before others? | What advantage has a have the wise man over a fool fools? What does a do the poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself themselves before others?
6:10 | tNIV | Whatever exists has already been named, and what man is has been known; no man can contend with one who is stronger than he. | Whatever exists has already been named, and what man humanity is has been known; no man one can contend with one someone who is stronger than he. | Whatever exists has already been named, and what man humanity is has been known; no man one can contend with one someone who is stronger than he.
6:12 | NIV2011 | For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone? | For who knows what is good for a man people in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell him them what will happen under the sun after he is they are gone? | For who knows what is good for a man person in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes they pass through like a shadow? Who can tell him them what will happen under the sun after he is they are gone?