Berean Standard Bible
“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?”
The Teacher observes how wealth tends to multiply claims on itself. He notes that increased possessions bring more consumers and more worries.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
King James Version (KJV)
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
American Standard Version (ASV)
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Cuando los bienes se aumentan, también se aumentan sus comedores. ¿Qué bien, pues, tendrá su dueño, sino verlos con sus ojos?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuanto más se tiene, más se gasta, hasta el límite de los ingresos. Entonces, ¿qué ventaja da la riqueza; como no sea verla escaparse por entre los dedos?
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