Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 - Hoarding Wealth Can Backfire

¹³ There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm. ¹⁴ That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed. ¹⁵ As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; he will take nothing for his efforts that he can carry in his hands. ¹⁶ This too is a sickening tragedy: exactly as he comes, so he will go. What does the one gain who struggles for the wind? ¹⁷ What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 - If You Have Wealth, Enjoy It As God Enables

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Ecclesiastes 6:10-11 - It Is Futile For Humans To Complain About God's Irresistible Will

Ecclesiastes 6:12-12 - The Future Is Inscrutable To Humans

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Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 - Hoarding Wealth Can Backfire

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