Ecclesiastes 5:13 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | There is | יֵ֚שׁ | h3426 |
9 | evil | לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ | h7451 |
2 | a sore | חוֹלָ֔ה | h2470 |
3 | which I have seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | h7200 |
4 | | תַּ֣חַת | h8478 |
5 | under the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | h8121 |
6 | namely riches | עֹ֛שֶׁר | h6239 |
7 | kept | שָׁמ֥וּר | h8104 |
8 | for the owners | לִבְעָלָ֖יו | h1167 |
9 | evil | לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ | h7451 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
American Standard Version (ASV)
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, `namely', riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
World English Bible (WEB)
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.