10He that loveth silver shallnotH518be satisfied with silver;norH518he that lovethabundanceH7235withincreaseH7235: this also is vanity.
11When goodsincreaseבִּרְבוֹת֙bir.VotH7235, they areincreasedהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235thateatH398them: and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, saving the beholding of them with his eyes?
12The sleep of a labouringmanלִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.LavH1167is sweet,whetherרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200he eat little or much: but the fulness of therichעֹ֛שֶׁר'O.sherH6239will not suffer him to sleep.
13There is a grievousevilH7451,whichהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931I have seenunderבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027the sun, namely,richesH6239kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
14andthoseH834riches perish by evil adventure; andifH834he hath begotten a son, there isnothingלֹא־lo'-H3808in hishandH3027.
15As hecameH935forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall hegoH935again as hecameH935, and shalltakeH935nothingH3605for his labour,whichלָרֽוּחַ׃la.Ru.achH7307he maycarryH935awayH3605in his hand.
16And this also is a grievous evil, that inallH3605points as he came,soוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shall he go: andwhatגַּ֥םgamH1571profit hath he that he laboureth for the wind?
17AllH3605hisdaysH3117also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath.
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