Ecclesiastes 5:13

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“There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.”

— WEB

“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”

— KJV

“There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:”

— ASV

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Ecclesiastes 6:1-2 "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:"
Luke 18:22-23 "When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will…"
Luke 16:22-23 "The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried."
Genesis 19:14 "Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh…"
James 5:1-4 "Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you."
Proverbs 1:11-13 "If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lay in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause."
Proverbs 11:4 "Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."
Zephaniah 1:18 "Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the…"

Commentary

Proofs of God's judgments even in this world (Pro 11:31). The rich oppressor's wealth provokes enemies, robbers, &c. Then, after having kept it for an expected son, he loses it beforehand by misfortune ("by evil travail"), and the son is born to be heir of poverty. Ecc 2:19, Ecc 2:23 gives another aspect of the same subject.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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