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Ecclesiastes 5

Ecclesiastes

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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:10-17

101He who lovesH157 moneyH3701 will not be satisfiedH7646 with moneyH3701, norH3808 he whoH4310 lovesH157 abundanceH1995 with its incomeH8393. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 2vanityH1892. 113When goodH2899 thingsH2899 increaseH7235, those who consumeH398 them increaseH7231. So whatH4100 is the advantageH3788 to their ownersH1167 exceptH3588H518 to 4lookH7212H5869 on? 12The sleepH8142 of the workingH5647 man is 5pleasantH4966, whetherH518 he eatsH398 littleH4592 or muchH7235; but the 6fullH7647 stomachH7647 of the richH6223 manH6223 does not allowH5117 him to sleepH3462.

13ThereH3426 is a grievousH2470 evilH7463 which I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121: 7richesH6239 being 8hoardedH8104 by their ownerH1167 to his hurtH7463. 14When thoseH1931 richesH6239 were lostH6 through 9a badH7451 investmentH6045 and he had fatheredH3205 a sonH1121, then thereH369 was nothingH369H3972 10to supportH3027 him. 1511As he had comeH3318 nakedH6174 from his mother’sH517 wombH990, so will he returnH7725 as he cameH935. He will 12takeH5375 nothingH3972H3808 from the fruitH5999 of his laborH5999 that he can carryH1980 in his handH3027. 16ThisH2090 alsoH1571 is a grievousH2470 evilH7463--exactlyH5980 as a man 13is bornH935, thusH3651 will he 14dieH1980. So 15whatH4100 is the advantageH3504 to him whoH7945 16toilsH5998 for the windH7307? 17ThroughoutH3605 his lifeH3117 17he alsoH1571 eatsH398 in darknessH2822 with 18greatH7235 vexationH3707, sicknessH2483 and angerH7110.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Eccl 1:8; 2:10, 11; 4:8 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Or futility ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Eccl 2:9 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Lit see with their eyes ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Prov 3:24 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Eccl 6:2 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Lit guarded ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit an evil task ↩
  10. 10. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
  11. 11. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
  12. 12. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
  13. 13. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
  14. 14. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
  15. 15. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
  16. 16. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
  17. 17. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
  18. 18. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Eccl 2:23 ↩

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