Verse 10

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase; this also is vanity.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Når eiendommene øker, øker også forbrukerne. Hva nytte har eieren av dem, annet enn å se dem med egne øyne?

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Den som elsker sølv, vil ikke bli mettet av sølv, og den som elsker overflod, vil ikke få utbytte. Også dette er tomhet.

  • Norsk King James

    Den som elsker sølv, vil ikke finne tilfredsstillelse i sølv; og den som elsker overflod, vil ikke bli tilfreds med økningen: dette er også meningsløst.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Når rikdommen vokser, er det mange som fortærer den. Hva nytte har eierne av den da, annet enn å se på det med egne øyne?

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Jo mer velstand, jo flere vil spise av den. Hva annet er det enn å se på dette med egne øyne?

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Den som elsker sølv, blir ikke tilfreds med sølv, og den som elsker rikdom, får ikke glede av økt velstand; også dette er tomhet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Den som elsker sølv, blir aldri fornøyd med bare sølv, og den som elsker overflod, oppnår aldri virkelige gevinster; dette er også tomhet.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Den som elsker sølv, blir ikke tilfreds med sølv, og den som elsker rikdom, får ikke glede av økt velstand; også dette er tomhet.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Jo mer det gode øker, desto flere er det som spiser det. Hva blir så eierens utbytte annet enn å se det med øynene?

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.10", "source": "בִּרְבוֹת֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה רַבּ֖וּ אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ וּמַה־כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֖י אִם־*ראית **רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽיו׃", "text": "In *birḇôṯ* *haṭṭôḇāh* *rabbû* *ʾôḵəlehā* and what *kišrôn* to *liḇəʿālehā* except *rəʾûṯ* *ʿênāw*", "grammar": { "*birḇôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - in increasing", "*haṭṭôḇāh*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the good", "*rabbû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are many", "*ʾôḵəlehā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - those eating it", "*kišrôn*": "noun, masculine singular - success/advantage", "*liḇəʿālehā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to its owners", "*rəʾûṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - seeing of", "*ʿênāw*": "noun, dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes" }, "variants": { "*birḇôṯ*": "to increase/multiply/become many", "*haṭṭôḇāh*": "the good/pleasant/agreeable thing", "*kišrôn*": "success/profit/advantage/skill", "*liḇəʿālehā*": "to its owners/possessors/masters", "*rəʾûṯ*": "seeing/looking at/beholding (text shows alternate reading)" } }

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Når godene øker, øker også de som fortærer dem. Og hva fordel har eieren av dem annet enn å se dem med egne øyne?

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvor Godset bliver meget, ere Mange, som det æde; hvad for Nytte (er der da) for dem, som det eie, uden at deres Øine see (derpaa)?

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Den som elsker sølv blir ikke tilfreds med sølv, og heller ikke den som elsker rikdom, med avkastning: også dette er tomhet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Den som elsker sølv, blir ikke tilfreds med sølv; heller ikke den som elsker overflod, med økt rikdom: også dette er forgjeves.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Den som elsker sølv, blir ikke mett av sølv, og den som elsker rikdom, får aldri nok. Også dette er tomhet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Den som elsker sølv, blir ikke mett av sølv; og den som elsker rikdom, får aldri nok. Dette er også tomhet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Når eiendeler øker, øker også antallet av dem som forsyner seg av dem; og hva har eieren igjen annet enn å se dem?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He that loueth money, wil neuer be satisfied with money: and who so delyteth in riches, shal haue no profit therof. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Covetousness The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one alone, without a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor, nor is his eye satisfied with riches, nor does he ask, 'For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good?' This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous toil.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
  • Eccl 2:11 : 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done and on the labor I had toiled to do; and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
  • Eccl 4:16 : 16 There is no end of all the people, even of all who have been before them; they also that come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.
  • Hab 2:5-7 : 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people: 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his! How long? And to him who loads himself with thick clay! 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that will bite you, and awake that will vex you, and you shall be for plunder to them?
  • Eccl 2:17-18 : 17 Therefore I hated life, because the work that was done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 Yes, I hated all my labor that I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Eccl 3:19 : 19 For that which befalls the sons of men also befalls beasts; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yes, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all the toil and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • Ps 52:7 : 7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
  • Prov 30:15-16 : 15 The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, indeed four that say not, It is enough: 16 The grave, and the barren womb, the earth that is never filled with water, and the fire that never says, It is enough.
  • Eccl 1:17 : 17 And I set my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after wind.
  • Ps 52:1 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.