New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 5:13-17
13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: 1riches being 2hoarded by their owner to his hurt. 14When those riches were lost through 3a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing 4to support him. 155As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will 6take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand. 16This also is a grievous evil--exactly as a man 7is born, thus will he 8die. So 9what is the advantage to him who 10toils for the wind? 17Throughout his life 11he also eats in darkness with 12great vexation, sickness and anger.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Eccl 6:2 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Lit guarded ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit an evil task ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Eccl 2:23 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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