Ecclesiastes 5:11

World English Bible (WEB)

"When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? "

About Ecclesiastes

A reflection on the meaning of life and finding purpose in God.

Old Testament • Book #21

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: t...

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich ...

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

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