13I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,


In Context

10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.

11 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?

12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.

13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

14 or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when he has a son there is nothing left for him.

15 Naked a man comes from his mother's womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely,] riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely , riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners of them to their hurt.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.