Ecclesiastes 5:10

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 5:10

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

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KJV

King James Version

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

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WEB

World English Bible

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.

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ASV

American Standard Version

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 5

⁸ If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

⁹ The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

¹⁰ He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

¹¹ When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

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

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