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Ecclesiastes 5:13
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KJ21
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
ASV
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
AMP
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being kept and hoarded by their owner to his own misery.
AMPC
There is a serious and severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt.
BRG
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
CSB
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
CSBA
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
CEB
I have seen a sickening tragedy under the sun: people hoard their wealth to their own detriment.
CJB
Due to some misfortune, the wealth turns to loss; and then if he has fathered a son, he has nothing to leave him.
CEV
I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.
DARBY
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
DRA
For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.
ERV
There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. People save their money for the future.
EASY
I have seen another terrible thing that happens on the earth. Some people may store their riches, but it does not help them in a time of trouble.
EHV
I have seen a sickening evil under the sun—wealth hoarded by its owner to his own harm,
ESV
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
ESVUK
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
EXB
·I have seen real misery here [L There is a sickening evil I have seen] ·on earth [L under the sun; 1:3]: ·Money [Wealth] ·saved is a curse to [is hoarded to the harm of] its owners.
GNV
And these riches perish by evil travail, and he begetteth a son, and in his hand is nothing.
GW
There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.
GNT
Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,
HCSB
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
ICB
I have seen something unfair here on earth: A person suffers harm from saving up his money.
ISV
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
JUB
There is another sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
KJV
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
AKJV
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
LSB
There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their master to his own evil demise.
LEB
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his harm.
TLB
There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere—savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one’s son.
MSG
Here’s a piece of bad luck I’ve seen happen: A man hoards far more wealth than is good for him And then loses it all in a bad business deal. He fathered a child but hasn’t a cent left to give him. He arrived naked from the womb of his mother; He’ll leave in the same condition—with nothing. This is bad luck, for sure—naked he came, naked he went. So what was the point of working for a salary of smoke? All for a miserable life spent in the dark?
MEV
There is a grave misery that I have seen under the sun: when riches were kept by an owner to his hurt,
NOG
There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.
NABRE
Should the riches be lost through some misfortune, they may have offspring when they have no means.
NASB
There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth being hoarded by its owner to his detriment.
NASB1995
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.
NCB
or riches are lost by some misfortune, so that he has nothing remaining to leave to his son.
NCV
I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.
NET
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
NIRV
I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.
NIV
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
NIVUK
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
NKJV
There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
NLV
There is something very wrong which I have seen under the sun: Riches being kept by the owner and he is hurt by them.
NLT
There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.
NRSVA
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
NRSVACE
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
NRSVCE
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
NRSVUE
There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,
OJB
There is a grievous ra’ah which I have seen under the shemesh; osher (riches) hoarded by the ba’al thereof to his hurt;
RGT
And these riches perish by evil travail. And when he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
RSV
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
RSVCE
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
TLV
or wealth lost in a bad investment, and when he fathers a son, there is nothing in his hand.
VOICE
Teacher: I have witnessed a grave evil pervading our world, one that has been with us since the first sunrise: harm comes to all who hoard their riches.
WEB
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
WYC
Also another sickness is full evil, which I saw under the sun; riches (that) be kept into the harm of their lord.
YLT
There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
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