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Berean Standard Bible

“You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.””

Haggai 1:6

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Haggai addresses the returned exiles who have been building their own houses while the temple lies unfinished. God points out what their priorities are costing them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

World English Bible (WEB)

You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.”

King James Version (KJV)

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sembráis mucho, y encerráis poco; coméis, y no os hartáis; bebéis, y no os saciáis; os vestís, y no os calentáis; y el que anda á jornal recibe su jornal en trapo horadado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Siembran mucho, pero recogen poco; comen, pero quedan con hambre; beben, pero quedan con sed; se visten, pero la ropa no los calienta; y el salario no les alcanza para nada.

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