Ecclesiastes 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.”
Ecclesiastes 5:13 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5
11 Cuando los bienes se aumentan, también se aumentan sus comedores. ¿Qué bien, pues, tendrá su dueño, sino ver[los] con sus ojos?
12 Dulce es el sueño del trabajador, ora coma mucho ó poco; mas al rico no le deja dormir la hartura.
13 Hay una trabajosa enfermedad que he visto debajo del sol: las riquezas guardadas de sus dueños para su mal;
14 Las cuales se pierden en malas ocupaciones, y á los hijos que engendraron nada les queda en la mano.
15 Como salió del vientre de su madre, desnudo, así se vuelve, tornando como vino; y nada tuvo de su trabajo para llevar en su mano.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:13 Mean?
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