7 occurrences in 10 translations

'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.

I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

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