New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 5:10-17
101One who lovesH157 moneyH3701 will not beH7646 satisfiedH7646 with moneyH3701, norH3808 one whoH4310 lovesH157 abundanceH1995 with its incomeH8393. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892. 112When goodH2899 thingsH2899 increaseH7235, those who consumeH398 them increaseH7231. So whatH4100 is the advantageH3788 to their ownersH1167 exceptH3588H518 to 3lookH7212H5869 at them? 12The sleepH8142 of the laborerH5647 is 4sweetH4966, whetherH518 he eatsH398 littleH4592 or muchH7235; but the 5fullH7647 stomachH7647 of the richH6223 personH6223 does not allowH5117 him to sleepH3462.
13ThereH3426 isH3426 a sickeningH2470 evilH7463 which I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121: 6wealthH6239 being 7hoardedH8104 by its ownerH1167 to his detrimentH7463. 14When that wealthH6239 was lostH6 through badH7451 businessH6045 and he had fatheredH3205 a sonH1121, then thereH369 wasH369 nothingH369H3972 8to supportH3027 him. 159As he cameH3318 nakedH6174 from his mother’sH517 wombH990, so he will returnH7725H1980 as he cameH935. He will 10takeH5375 nothingH3972H3808 from the fruitH5999 ofH5999 his laborH5999 that he can carryH1980 in his handH3027. 16ThisH2090 alsoH1571 is a sickeningH2470 evilH7463: exactlyH3605H5980 as a person 11isH935 bornH935, soH3651 will he 12dieH1980. 13WhatH4100 then is the advantageH3504 for him whoH7945 14laborsH5998 for the windH7307? 17AllH3605 his lifeH3117 15he alsoH1571 eatsH398 in darknessH2822 with 16greatH7235 irritationH3708, sicknessH2483, and angerH7110.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Eccl 1:8; 2:10, 11; 4:8 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Eccl 2:9 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Lit see with their eyes ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Prov 3:24 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Eccl 6:2 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Lit guarded ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
- 16. 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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