Ecclesiastes 5:10
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
- KJV
- He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
- WEB
- He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
- ASV
- He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
- DARBY
- He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. This also is vanity.
- BLB
- The one loving silver will not be satisfied with silver, and he who loves increase not [with] increase. This also [is] vapor.
- ÅB
- Den som elsker penger, blir ikke mett av penger, og den som elsker rikdom, får aldri nok; også det er tomhet.
- OTB
- Den som elsker penger vil aldri få nok; den som elsker rikdom vil ikke bli tilfreds med sin inntekt. Også dette er tomhet.
- B1930
- Den som elsker penger, blir ikke mett av penger, og den som elsker rikdom, får aldri nok; også det er tomhet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Read in contextMatthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Read in contextLuke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Read in contextMatthew 6:19
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:8
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—a miserable task.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 2:26
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:4
I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read in contextPsalms 62:10
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
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