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Ecclesiastes 5:12-14
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:12-14
International Standard Version
12 Sweet is the sleep of a working man,
whether he eats a little or a lot,
but the excess wealth of the rich
will not allow him to rest.
13 I have observed a painful tragedy on earth:
Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
14 and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances.
Then a son is born,
but there is nothing left for him.[a]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit. nothing in his hand
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