Ecclesiastes 5:11 meaning and explanation
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?
Ecclesiastes 5:11, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the Teacher, the wisdom figure whose voice runs through Ecclesiastes, addressing a community that has seen wealth come and go. In this verse he observes a plain fact of life: as possessions grow, so does the crowd that lives off them, whether family, servants, or hangers on.
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