Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:13
American Standard Version
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, `namely', riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Amplified® Bible
There is a serious {and} severe evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt.
Contemporary English Version
I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.
Darby English Version
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
Good News Bible
Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,
King James Version
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
New American Standard Bible
There is a grievous evil {which} I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.
New International Version
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
New King James Version
There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A grievous evil I have seen under the sun: riches hoarded by their owner hurts him.
Revised Standard Version
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
Young's Literal Translation
There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
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