Ecclesiastes 5:11
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King James Version (modern wording)
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 (KJV)
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 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 (BSB)
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What does Ecclesiastes 5:11 say?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 in modern King James wording reads: "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?"
Where is Ecclesiastes 5:11 found in the Bible?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 is verse 11 of chapter 5 of the book of Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament. Ecclesiastes has 12 chapters.
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