Ecclesiastes 5:13

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

In context

11 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?

12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

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

15 As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
KJV King James Version: There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
WEB World English Bible: There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
ASV American Standard Version: There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
YLT Young's Literal Translation: There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
DBY Darby Translation: There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
WBS Webster Bible: There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely , riches kept for the owners of them to their hurt.