The Foolishness of Riches

10 (A)One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility. 11 (B)When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to [a]look at them? 12 The sleep of the laborer is (C)sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the [b]full stomach of the rich person does not allow him to sleep.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Lit see with their eyes
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety

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