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Ecclesiastes

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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
increase abundance Verb H7235 בִּרְבֹות֙ bir·vo·vt
that eat burn up Verb H398 אֹוכְלֶ֑יהָ o·vch·lei·ha;
what how long Pronoun H4100 וּמַה־ u·mah-
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them and what good equity Noun H3788 כִּשְׁרֹון֙ kish·ro·vn
[is there] to the owners archer Noun H1167 לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ liv·'a·lei·ha,
thereof inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֖י ki

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King James Bible 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?
Hebrew Greek English When goods good things increase, they are increased that eat them: and those who consume them increase. So what good is there to the advantage to their owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?except to look on?
New American Standard Bible 1995 When goods good things increase, they are increased that eat them: and those who consume them increase. So what good is there to the advantage to their owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?except to look on?