Ecclesiastes 5:9

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment.

Psalm 115:16

O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Where there are great riches, there are also many to eat them. And what doth it profit the owner, but that he seeth the riches with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled.