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Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.[a](A)
10 The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?
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- Ecclesiastes 5:9 Or An advantage for the land in every respect is a king for a cultivated field; Hb obscure
Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
New International Version
9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
10 Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
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