Ecclesiastes 5:11
Ecclesiastes 5:11 The Message (MSG)
The more loot you get, the more looters show up. And what fun is that—to be robbed in broad daylight?
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?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 New Century Version (NCV)
The more wealth people have, the more friends they have to help spend it. So what do people really gain? They gain nothing except to look at their riches.
Ecclesiastes 5:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 New International Version (NIV)
As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
When goods increase, They increase who eat them; So what profit have the owners Except to see them with their eyes?
Ecclesiastes 5:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what advantage is there to their owners except to see them with their eyes?