Ecclesiastes 5:11

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

ASV Byzantine Text

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?

Asang Khongca Bible

Hmuenmae pop naah, patohhaih doeh pop aep; katawn kaminawk mah mik hoiah dan o khue ai ah loe tih amekhaih maw a tawnh o?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hnothen a ping ham vaengah te te aka ca rhoek khaw pungtai uh. Te dongah a kungmah te tah a mik loh danyoe sawthong phoeiah tah balae a thoemthainah voel.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hnothen a ping ham vaengah te te aka ca rhoek khaw pungtai uh. Te dongah a kungmah te tah a mik loh danyoe sawthong phoeiah tah balae a thoemthainah voel.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I ka mahuahua ana o na mea maikai, mahuahua no hoi ka poe e hoopau ana ia mau mea; a heaha ka pono i loaa mai i ka poe nana ia mau mea? O ka ike wale ana o ko lakou mau maka.

English 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?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Plis ou gen lajan, se plis bouch w'ap gen pou bay manje. Sèl benefis ou jwenn nan tou sa, se wè w'a wè ou rich.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Dulcis est somnus operanti, sive parum sive multum comedat; saturitas autem divitis non sinit eum dormire.]

Bible in Basic English

When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Le sommeil est doux pour celui qui travaille, qu’il mange peu ou beaucoup ; mais le rassasiement du riche ne le laisse pas dormir.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Kde jest mnoho statku, mnoho bývá i těch, kteříž jedí jej. Jakýž tedy má užitek pán jeho? Jediné, že očima svýma hledí na něj.

Kosraean Bible

Mwe kasrup lom fin yokelik, na ac puseni pac mwet kom kite. Pwayena ma wo kom ac eis kac uh pa kom ac etu lah kom kasrup.

World Portuguese Bible

Quando os bens aumentam, os que os consomem também aumentam; e que vantagem há para o seu dono, exceto contemplá-los com os seus olhos?

Romanian BTF Bible

Când bunurile cresc, se înmulțesc cei ce le mănâncă; și ce este mai de folos pentru proprietarii lor, decât să îi privească pe aceștia cu ochii lor.

Brenton English Septuagint

The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ဥစ္စာတိုးပွားသောအခါ စားရသောသူတို့သည် လည်း တိုးပွားများပြားကြ၏။ ဥစ္စာရှင်သည် မျက်စိနှင့် ကြည့်ရှုခြင်း ကျေးဇူးမှတပါး အဘယ်ကျေးဇူးရှိသနည်း။

Darby Translation

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wenn das Gut sich mehrt, so mehren sich, die davon zehren; und welchen Nutzen hat dessen Besitzer, als das Anschauen seiner Augen? -

Dutch Bible 1917

(5:10) Waar het goed vermenigvuldigt, daar vermenigvuldigen ook die het eten; wat nuttigheid hebben dan de bezitters daarvan, dan het gezicht hunner ogen?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Waar rijkdom is, zijn vele klaplopers; De bezitter zelf heeft er geen genot van Dan wat lust van de ogen.

Italian Diodati Bible

Dove son molti beni, sono anche molti mangiatori di essi; e che pro ne torna al padrone di essi, salvo la vista degli occhi?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Geneva Bible 1599

The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.

Noyes Bible

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage hath the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?

Danish Bible 1931

Sød er Arbejderens Søvn, hvad enten han har lidt eller meget at spise; men den riges Overflod giver ikke ham Lov til at sove.

Leeser Tanakh

(5:10) When prosperity increaseth, those that consume it [likewise] increase: and what advantage is there to its owner, saving to see [it] with his eyes?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(5-10) When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, saving the beholding of them with his eyes?

King James Version

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?

King James Version + Apocrypha

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?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Hễ của cải thêm nhiều chừng nào, kẻ ăn cũng thêm nhiều chừng nấy. Chủ của cải được ích gì hơn là xem thấy nó trước mặt chăng?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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?

Revised West Version

Koeʻuhi ʻi he tupulekina ʻae meʻa, ʻoku tupu foki ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau kai ia: pea ko e hā hono lelei kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻanautolu ia, ka ko ʻenau mamata pe ki ai ʻaki honau mata?

French Ostervald Bible

Où il y a beaucoup de bien, il y a beaucoup de gens qui le mangent; et quel avantage en a celui qui le possède, sinon qu'il le voit de ses yeux?

Esperanto Bible

Ju pli estas da havo, des pli multaj estas ĝiaj konsumantoj; kaj kian profiton havas ĝia mastro, krom vidi ĝin per siaj okuloj?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Le sommeil du travailleur est doux, qu’il ait peu ou beaucoup à manger; mais le rassasiement du riche ne le laisse pas dormir.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn wo viel Guts ist, da sind viele, die es essen; und was genießt davon, der es hat, außer daß er's mit Augen ansieht?

LXX2012 U. S. English

The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.

British English Septuagint 2012

The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.

Majority 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?

Webster Bible

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners of them, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

Revised Version

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, saving the beholding of them with his eyes?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Quando abbondano i beni, abbondano anche quei che li mangiano; e che pro ne viene ai possessori, se non di veder quei beni coi loro occhi?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Quand les biens se multiplient, ceux qui les consomment se multiplient aussi ; et quel avantage en a leur possesseur, sinon de les contempler ?

Reina Valera 1909

Cuando los bienes se aumentan, también se aumentan sus comedores. ¿Qué bien, pues, tendrá su dueño, sino ver los con sus ojos?

Spanish BLL

Mientras más bienes hay, más gente hay para gastarlos. ¿Y qué gana el dueño con tenerlos, aparte de quedarse mirándolos?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Cuando aumentan los bienes, aumentan también los que los consumen. ¿Qué provecho tiene, pues, su dueño, sino verlo con sus propios ojos?

Croatian Bible

Sladak je dan radiši, jeo malo ili mnogo, dok bogatstvo ne da bogatašu zaspati.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Gde je mnogo dobra, mnogo je i onih koji ga jedu; pa kakva je korist od toga gospodaru? Osim što gleda svojim očima.

German Textbibel

Süß ist der Schlaf des Arbeiters, mag er wenig oder viel essen; aber den Reichen läßt der Überfluß nicht zum Schlafen kommen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

The sleep of a servant is sweet, Whether he eat little or much: But to one who is satiated with wealth, There is none that suffers him to sleep.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם־מְעַ֥ט וְאִם־הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן׃