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Ecclesiastes 5:12-14
Lexham English Bible

12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant, whether he eats little or much,
    but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest.

Hoarding Wealth Can Backfire

13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded[a] by its owner to his harm. 14 That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, he has nothing to leave to him.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Literally “kept ”
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Literally “he has nothing in his hand”
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