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Ecclesiastes 5:11-13
GOD’S WORD Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:11-13
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 As the number of goods increase, so do the number of people who consume them. What do owners gain ⌞from all their goods⌟ except ⌞the opportunity⌟ to look at them?
12 The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep.
Economic Ruin
13 There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.
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