Ecclesiastes 5:14

New Century Version

They lose it all in a bad deal and have nothing to give to their children.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:26

He took the treasures from the Temple of the Lord and the king’s palace. He took everything, even the gold shields Solomon had made.

Job 1:21

He said: “I was naked when I was born, and I will be naked when I die. The Lord gave these things to me, and he has taken them away. Praise the name of the Lord.”

Job 5:5

The hungry eat his harvest, even taking what grew among the thorns, and thirsty people want his wealth.

Psalm 39:6

People are like shadows moving about. All their work is for nothing; they collect things but don’t know who will get them.

Psalm 49:18

Even though they were praised when they were alive— and people may praise you when you succeed—

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If people please God, God will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But sinners will get only the work of gathering and storing wealth that they will have to give to the ones who please God. So all their work is useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

People come into this world with nothing, and when they die they leave with nothing. In spite of all their hard work, they leave just as they came.

Haggai 1:9

“You look for much, but you find little. When you bring it home, I destroy it. Why?” asks the Lord All-Powerful. “Because you all work hard for your own houses while my house is still in ruins!

1 Samuel 2:36

Then everyone left in your family will come and bow down before him. They will beg for a little money or a little food and say, “Please give me a job as priest so I can have food to eat.” ’ ”