Ecclesiastes 5:13
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 5:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es gibt ein schlimmes Übel, das ich unter der Sonne gesehen habe: Reichtum, welcher von dessen Besitzer zu seinem Unglück aufbewahrt wird.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Hay una trabajosa enfermedad que he visto debajo del sol: las riquezas guardadas de sus dueños para su mal;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Há um mal causador de sofrimentos que vi abaixo do sol: as riquezas que seus donos guardam para seu próprio mal.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Há um mal severo que vi debaixo do sol: riquezas acumuladas pelo dono, resultando em sua própria miséria.
📖 Ecclesiastes 5:13 in Context
11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
15As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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