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Ecclesiastes 4:8
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:8
English Standard Version
8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his (A)eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, (B)“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy (C)business.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 4:8
New International Version
8 There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content(A) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
“and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
a miserable business!
Ecclesiastes 4:8
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 4:8
King James Version
8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
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Ecclesiastes 5:11
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Ecclesiastes 5:11
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11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?
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Ecclesiastes 5:11
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Ecclesiastes 5:11
New International Version
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
Ecclesiastes 5:11
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:11
King James Version
11 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?
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