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Ecclesiastes 5:11-13
Contemporary English Version
Ecclesiastes 5:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 The more you have, the more everyone expects from you. Your money won't do you any good—others will just spend it for you. 12 If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.
13 I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.
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