Ecclesiastes 5:13
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There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being kept and hoarded by their owner to his own misery.
There is a serious and severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
I have seen a sickening tragedy under the sun: people hoard their wealth to their own detriment.
Due to some misfortune, the wealth turns to loss; and then if he has fathered a son, he has nothing to leave him.
I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.
There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. People save their money for the future.
I have seen another terrible thing that happens on the earth. Some people may store their riches, but it does not help them in a time of trouble.
I have seen a sickening evil under the sun—wealth hoarded by its owner to his own harm,
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
·I have seen real misery here [L There is a sickening evil I have seen] ·on earth [L under the sun; 1:3]: ·Money [Wealth] ·saved is a curse to [is hoarded to the harm of] its owners.
And these riches perish by evil travail, and he begetteth a son, and in his hand is nothing.
There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.
Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
I have seen something unfair here on earth: A person suffers harm from saving up his money.
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
There is another sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their master to his own evil demise.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his harm.
There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere—savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one’s son.
Here’s a piece of bad luck I’ve seen happen: A man hoards far more wealth than is good for him And then loses it all in a bad business deal. He fathered a child but hasn’t a cent left to give him. He arrived naked from the womb of his mother; He’ll leave in the same condition—with nothing. This is bad luck, for sure—naked he came, naked he went. So what was the point of working for a salary of smoke? All for a miserable life spent in the dark?
There is a grave misery that I have seen under the sun: when riches were kept by an owner to his hurt,
There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.
Should the riches be lost through some misfortune, they may have offspring when they have no means.
There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth being hoarded by its owner to his detriment.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.
or riches are lost by some misfortune, so that he has nothing remaining to leave to his son.
I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
There is something very wrong which I have seen under the sun: Riches being kept by the owner and he is hurt by them.
There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
There is a grievous ra’ah which I have seen under the shemesh; osher (riches) hoarded by the ba’al thereof to his hurt;
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
or wealth lost in a bad investment, and when he fathers a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Teacher: I have witnessed a grave evil pervading our world, one that has been with us since the first sunrise: harm comes to all who hoard their riches.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
Also another sickness is full evil, which I saw under the sun; riches (that) be kept into the harm of their lord.
There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
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