Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised11 When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176911 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? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition11 When goods increase, they who eat them increase also. And what gain is there to their owner except to see them with his eyes? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)11 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? See the chapterCommon English Bible11 When good things flow, so do those who consume them. But what do owners benefit from such goods, except to feast their eyes on them? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version11 Sleep is sweet to one who works, whether he consumes little or much. But the satiation of a wealthy man will not permit him to sleep. See the chapter |