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Ecclesiastes 5:13

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13Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,d

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  1. dfor … it; or to their own hurt.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:

wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

NLTNew Living Translation

There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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