Ecclesiastes 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:26Rank 1 from verse 14
26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
26†*For God giueth to a man that is good in his sight, wisedome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner hee giueth traueile, to gather and to heape vp that he may giue to him that is good before God: This also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.
- Haggai 1:9Rank 2 from verse 14
9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
9Ye looked for much, and loe it came to litle: and when yee brought it home, I did ‖blow vpon it: Why, saith the LORD of hostes? because of mine house that is waste, and yee runne euery man vnto his owne house.
- Haggai 2:16–17Rank 3 from verse 14
16Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
17I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the Lord.
16Since those dayes were, when one came to an heape of twentie measures, there were but ten: when one came to the presse-fatte for to draw out fiftie vessels out of the presse, there were but twentie.
17*I smote you with blasting, and with mildew, and with haile in all the labours of your hands: yet yee turned not to me, saith the LORD.
- Job 20:15–29Rank 4 from verse 14
15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
17He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
15He hath swallowed downe riches, and hee shall vomite them vp againe: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16He shall sucke the poison of Aspes: the vipers tongue shall slay him.
17Hee shall not see the riuers, ‖the floods, the brookes of hony and butter.
18That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: †according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.
19Because hee hath †oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an *house which he builded not:
20Surely he shall not †feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.
21‖There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.
22In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the ‖wicked shall come vpon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the furie of his wrath vpon him, and shall raine it vpon him while he is eating.
24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.
25It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him.
26All darknesse shalbe hid in his secret places: a fire not blowen shall consume him; it shall goe ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27The heauen shall reueale his iniquitie: and the earth shall rise vp against him.
28The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage †appointed vnto him by God.
- Matthew 6:19–20Rank 6 from verse 14
19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
19¶ Lay not vp for your selues treasures vpon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake thorow, and steale.
20*But lay vp for your selues treasures in heauen, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, & where theeues doe not breake thorow, nor steale.
- Proverbs 23:5Rank 7 from verse 14
- 1 Kings 14:26Rank 8 from verse 14
26And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
26And he tooke away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the kings house, hee euen tooke away all: and he tooke away all the shields of gold *which Solomon had made.
- 1 Samuel 2:36Rank 9 from verse 14
36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
36And it shall come to passe, that euery one that is left in thine house, shal come and crouch to him for a piece of siluer, and a morsel of bread, and shall say, †Put me (I pray thee) into ‖one of the Priests offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
- 1 Samuel 2:6–8Rank 10 from verse 14
6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
6*The LORD killeth and maketh aliue, he bringeth downe to the graue, and bringeth vp.
7The LORD maketh poore, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth vp.
8*He raiseth vp the poore out of the dust, and lifteth vp the begger from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORDs, and hee hath set the world vpon them.
- Job 27:16–17Rank 11 from verse 14
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.
- Psalms 109:9–12Rank 12 from verse 14
9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
9Let his children bee fatherlesse: and his wife a widow.
10Let his children bee continually vagabonds, & begge: let them seeke their bread also out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath: and let the strangers spoile his labour.
12Let there be none to extend mercy vnto him: neither let there be any to fauour his fatherlesse children.
- Psalms 39:6Rank 13 from verse 14
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Ecclesiastes 5:14
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: The painful labour and anguish of childbirth. Sense 2: To undergo such labour. Sense 3: Severe toil, trouble, sorrow, or suffering.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Begets; fathers or brings forth offspring.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
13There is a sore euill which I haue seene vnder the Sun, namely riches kept for the owners therof to their hurt.
14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
14But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.
Selected passage15As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
15*As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.