Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 5:11"

Ecclesiastes 5:11

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11 The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
11 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?
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