Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:10–11
10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. 11When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who loves | אֹהֵ֥ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| money | כֶּ֙סֶף֙ | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| is never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| satisfied | יִשְׂבַּ֣ע | yiś·ba‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| by money | כֶּ֔סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and he who | וּמִֽי־ | ū·mî- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| loves | אֹהֵ֥ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| wealth | בֶּהָמ֖וֹן | be·hā·mō·wn | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| is never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| by income | תְבוּאָ֑ה | ṯə·ḇū·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8393 product, revenue |
| This | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| is futile | הָֽבֶל׃ | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Ecclesiastes 5:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When good things | הַטּוֹבָ֔ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| increase | בִּרְבוֹת֙ | bir·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| so do | רַבּ֖וּ | rab·bū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7231 be or become, many, much |
| those who consume them | אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ | ’ō·wḵ·le·hā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| what then | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the profit | כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ | kiš·rō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H3788 skill, success |
| to the owner | לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ | liḇ·‘ā·le·hā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1167 owner, lord |
| except | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| to behold them | רְאִיַּת | rə·ʾī·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7207 sight, satisfaction |
| with his eyes | עֵינָֽיו׃ | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 5:10 1 Timothy 6:10 · Matthew 6:24 · Luke 12:15 · Matthew 6:19 · Ecclesiastes 4:8 · Ecclesiastes 4:4 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · Psalm 62:10 · Psalm 52:7 · Habakkuk 2:5–7 · Ecclesiastes 2:11 · Ecclesiastes 3:19
Ecclesiastes 5:11 1 John 2:16 · Habakkuk 2:13 · Psalm 119:36–37 · Proverbs 23:5 · Ecclesiastes 6:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.