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Ecclesiastes 5:11-16

11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owner
except to feast his eyes on them?

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

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

14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when he has a son
there is nothing left for him.

15 Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb,
and as he comes, so he departs.
He takes nothing from his labor
that he can carry in his hand.

16 This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 5:11-16

1 John 2:16 - For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting o... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16

Ecclesiastes 11:9 - Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your y... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 11:9

Genesis 12:16 - He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkey... Click to read the verse Genesis 12:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 12:16

Genesis 13:2 - Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold. Click to read the verse Genesis 13:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:2

Habakkuk 2:13 - Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that th... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:13 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:13

Jeremiah 17:11 - Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11

1 Kings 4:22-23 - Solomon’s daily provisions were thirty cors of fine flour and sixty cors of meal, Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:22-23 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:22-23

Nehemiah 5:17-18 - Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:17-18 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:17-18

Ecclesiastes 6:9 - Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing af... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:9

Proverbs 23:5 - Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off t... Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:5 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:5

1 Kings 5:13-16 - King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel—thirty thousand men. Click to read the verse 1 Kings 5:13-16 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 5:13-16

Psalms 119:36-37 - Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36-37 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36-37

Ecclesiastes 6:8 - What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 6:8

Joshua 7:21-25 - When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a ... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:21-25 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:21-25

Genesis 13:5-7 - Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. Click to read the verse Genesis 13:5-7 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:5-7