Ecclesiastes 5:14

Modern English Version

and those riches were lost in an unfortunate business deal; and although he has a son, there is nothing left to put in his hand.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:26

He took away all the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, even all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Job 1:21

He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 5:5

whose harvest the hungry eats up, and takes it even out of the thorns, and the thirsty captures his wealth.

Psalm 39:6

Surely every man walks around like a shadow; surely they make an uproar in vain; he heaps up riches, and does not know who will gather them.

Psalm 49:18

Though while he lives he blesses himself — for men will praise you when you do well for yourself—

Proverbs 23:5

Will you let your eyes fly after that which is not? For such wealth certainly sprouts wings, flying away like an eagle to the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the person who is pleasing before Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the one who sins, He gives the task to gather and collect, to give to the other person who is pleasing before God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grave misery that I have observed under the sun: when riches were kept by an owner to his hurt,

Ecclesiastes 5:15

As he came from his mother’s womb, naked he will depart, as he came; he will not take anything for his labor, which he may carry away with his hands.

Haggai 1:9

You looked for much, and it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the Lord of Hosts. Because of My house that lies in ruins while each of you runs to his own house.

1 Samuel 2:36

But it will be that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and will say, Please attach me to one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.’ ”