'Misfortune' in the Bible
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
There exists another misfortune that I have observed on earth, and it is a heavy burden upon human beings:
God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor -- instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.
For to every delight there is a time and a judgment, for the misfortune of man is great upon him.
I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.
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- Misfortune (44 instances)
- Mishap (1 instance)