Ecclesiastes 5:11
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them,.... When a man's substance increases by trade, or otherwise, very…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They ... that eat them - i. e., The laborers employed, and the household servants.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 5:9-17
Solomon had shown the vanity of pleasure, gaiety, and fine works, of honour, power, and royal dignity; and there is many…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them The fact is one which has met the gaze of the moralists of all…
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