American Standard Version
"When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes? "
— Ecclesiastes 5:11, American Standard Version
“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”
“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?”
“When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?”
“Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.”
“When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?”
“When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?”
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.