Ecclesiastes 5:13-20<\/p>\n
New International Version (NIV)<\/p>\n
13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,<\/p>\n
14 or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.<\/p>\n
15 Everyone comes naked from their mother\u2019s womb, and as everyone comes, so they depart. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.<\/p>\n
16 This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain,
\nsince they toil for the wind?<\/p>\n
17 All their days they eat in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.<\/p>\n
18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them\u2014for this is their lot.<\/p>\n
19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil\u2014this is a gift of God.<\/p>\n
20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ecclesiastes 5:13-20 New International Version (NIV) 13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners, 14 or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing … Continue reading