Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

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WEBBE

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

BSB

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

KJV

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

ASV

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

BBE

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

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