Ecc 6:5 | NETfull | STEP | though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man

Ecclesiastes 6:5

5 though it never saw the light of day ^{▼▼ Heb “it never saw the sun.”} nor knew anything, ^{▼▼ The word “anything” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.}
yet it has more rest ^{▼▼ The Hebrew term translated rest here refers to freedom from toil, anxiety, and misery – part of the miserable misfortune that the miserly man of wealth must endure.} than that man –