And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels.
Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Revised Standard Version When goods increase, they increase who eat them; and what gain has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When goods increase, they who eat them increase also. And what gain is there to their owner except to see them with his eyes? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible 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? Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat lttle or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. |
And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels.
When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire; this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Like the partridge that gathers a brood which she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by right; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that peoples labor only for fire, and nations weary themselves for naught?
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world.