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Ecclesiastes 5:11

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He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.	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?	The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When goods^H2896 increase^H7235, they are increased^H7231 that eat^H398 them: and what good^H3788 is there to the owners^H1167 thereof, saving^H518 the beholding^{H7207 H7212} of them with their eyes^H5869?

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Original Hebrew

מְתוּקָה שְׁנַת הָעֹבֵד אִם־מְעַט וְאִם־הַרְבֵּה יֹאכֵל וְהַשָּׂבָע לֶעָשִׁיר אֵינֶנּוּ מַנִּיחַ לֹו לִישֹׁון׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
מְתוּקָה֙	me.tu.Kah	H4966	HAafsa	(is) sweet
שְׁנַ֣ת	she.Nat	H8142	HNcfsc	(the) sleep of
הָ/עֹבֵ֔ד	ha./'o.Ved	H5647	HTd/Vqrmsa	the/ laborer
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	whether
מְעַ֥ט	me.'At	H4592	HNcmsa	a little
וְ/אִם	ve./'im-	H518	HC/C	and/ or
הַרְבֵּ֖ה	har.Beh	H7235	HVha	(surely) much
יֹאכֵ֑ל	yo.Khel	H398	HVqi3ms	he will eat
וְ/הַ/שָּׂבָע֙	ve./ha./sa.Va'	H7647	HC/Td/Ncmsa	and/ the/ plenty
לֶֽ/עָשִׁ֔יר	le./'a.Shir	H6223	HRd/Aamsa	of the/ rich (person)
אֵינֶ֛/נּוּ	'ei.Ne./nu	H369	HTn/Sp3ms	not/ it
מַנִּ֥יחַֽ	ma.Ni.ach	H3240	HVhrmsa	(is) permitting
ל֖/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	(to) (the)/ him
לִ/ישֽׁוֹן	li./Shon	H3462	HR/Vqc	to/ sleep

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3788 — כִּשְׁרוֹן (kishrôwn, kish-rone'): from כָּשֵׁר; success, advantage; equity, good, right.
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H7207 — רַאֲוָה (raʼăvâh, rah-av-aw'): from רָאָה; sight, i.e. satisfaction; behold.
• H7212 — רְאִית (rᵉʼîyth, reh-eeth'): from רָאָה; sight; beholding.
• H7231 — רָבַב (râbab, raw-bab'): a primitive root; (compare רָבִיב); also as denominative from רְבָבָה; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad; increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
• H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
• H3240 — יָנַח (yânach, yaw-nakh'): a primitive root; to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay; bestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to נוּחַ, and the others here.)
• H3462 — יָשֵׁן (yâshên, yaw-shane'): a primitive root; properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate; old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
• H4592 — מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'): or מְעָט; from מָעַט; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
• H4966 — מָתוֹק (mâthôwq, maw-thoke'): or מָתוּק; from מָתַק; sweet; sweet(-er, -ness).
• H5647 — עָבַד (ʻâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
• H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
• H7647 — שָׂבָע (sâbâʻ, saw-baw'): from שָׂבַע; copiousness; abundance, plenteous(-ness, -ly).
• H8142 — שֵׁנָה (shênâh, shay-naw'): or שֵׁנָא; (Psalm 127:2), from יָשֵׁן; sleep; sleep.

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