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 Le sommeil du travailleur est doux, qu’il ait peu ou beaucoup à manger; mais le rassasiement du riche ne le laisse pas dormir.
12 Il est un mal grave que j’ai vu sous le soleil: des richesses conservées, pour son malheur, par celui qui les possède.
13 Ces richesses se perdent par quelque événement fâcheux; il a engendré un fils, et il ne reste rien entre ses mains.
14 Comme il est sorti du ventre de sa mère, il s’en retourne nu ainsi qu’il était venu, et pour son travail n’emporte rien qu’il puisse prendre dans sa main.
15 C’est encore là un mal grave. Il s’en va comme il était venu; et quel avantage lui revient-il d’avoir travaillé pour du vent?
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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:13 Mean?
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