Ecclesiastes 5:13

\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.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12\5:13\There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

14\5:15\As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:5And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

Genesis 19:14And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.

Genesis 19:31And the older daughter said to her sister, Our father is old, and there is no man to be a husband to us in the natural way:

Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

Proverbs 11:4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

Proverbs 23:4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

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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