Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:13

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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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