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Ecclesiastes 5:11

King James Version (KJV)

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

Translations

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Amplified Bible

When goods increase, they who eat them increase also. And what gain is there to their owner except to see them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - American Standard Version

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Bible in Basic English

When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Darby Bible

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - English Standard Version

When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - King James Version

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

Cuando aumentan los bienes,
aumentan también los que los consumen.
Asì, pues, ¿cuál es la ventaja para sus dueños, sino verlos con sus ojos?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - The Message

The more loot you get, the more looters show up.
   And what fun is that—to be robbed in broad daylight?

 

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - New American Standard Bible

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Cuando aumentan los bienes,
Aumentan también los que los consumen.
Asì, pues, ¿cuál es la ventaja para sus dueños, sino verlos con sus ojos?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - World English Bible

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Young's Living Translation

In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit [is] to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?

Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Additional Comments

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