Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Cross References
Job 20:20
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.

Ecclesiastes 5:14
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

Ecclesiastes 6:2
God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.


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

a sore



Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.



Ecclesiastes 6:1,2
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: …

riches



Ecclesiastes 8:9
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.



Genesis 13:5-11
And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents…



Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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