11 (A)When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to [a]look on? 12 The sleep of the working man is (B)pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the [b]full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: (C)riches being [c]hoarded by their owner to his hurt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:11 Lit see with their eyes
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:13 Lit guarded