Ecclesiastes 5:12

\5:13\There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

In Context

11\5:12\The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

13\5:14\And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:8\4:7\Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.

Proverbs 3:24When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:10-18

The Vanity of Riches. 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.… Read the whole commentary →

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