Ecclesiastes 5:13 - Easy To Read Version13 There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. A person saves his money for the future. {\cf2\super [26]} Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 There is a serious and severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible13 I have seen a sickening tragedy under the sun: people hoard their wealth to their own detriment. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version13 For they are lost in a most grievous affliction. He has produced a son, who will be in the utmost destitution. Ver Capítulo |
A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.