Ecclesiastes 5:13 “There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to…”

Ecclesiastes 5:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun — wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

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Cross references

“a sore”

Ecclesiastes 4:8 Ecclesiastes 6:1 Ecclesiastes 6:2

Ecclesiastes 4:8 · BSB

There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—…

Ecclesiastes 6:1 · BSB

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

Ecclesiastes 6:2 · BSB

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

“riches”

Genesis 19:14 James 5:1–4 Ecclesiastes 8:9 Genesis 14:16 Proverbs 1:11–13 Proverbs 1:19

Genesis 19:14 · BSB

So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking…

James 5:1–4 · BSB

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Ecclesiastes 8:9 · BSB

All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.

Genesis 14:16 · BSB

He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.

Proverbs 1:11–13 · BSB

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Proverbs 1:19 · BSB

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

14or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Read Ecclesiastes 5