Ecclesiastes 5:10–17 · BSB
5:10
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
5:11
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
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5:12
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
5:13
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
5:14
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
5:15
As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
5:16
This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
5:17
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
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