There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

我见日光之下有一宗大祸患，就是财主积存资财，反害自己。

我见日光之下有一件令人忧伤的祸患，就是财主积存财富，反害自己。

我见日光之下有一件令人忧伤的祸患，就是财主积存财富，反害自己。

我看到日光之下有一件可悲的事：有人积攒财宝，反而害了自己。

我看见日光之下有一令人痛心的憾事，就是财主积聚财富，反受其害。

我看到在日光之下有一件令人痛心的悲苦之事：财主所积存的财富导致了他的悲苦，

我見日光之下有一宗大禍患，就是財主積存資財，反害自己。

我見日光之下有一件令人憂傷的禍患，就是財主積存財富，反害自己。

我見日光之下有一件令人憂傷的禍患，就是財主積存財富，反害自己。

我看到日光之下有一件可悲的事：有人積攢財寶，反而害了自己。

我看見日光之下有一令人痛心的憾事，就是財主積聚財富，反受其害。

我看日光之下有一宗大禍患：就是財富積守着、反而害到財主；

我看到在日光之下有一件令人痛心的悲苦之事：財主所積存的財富導致了他的悲苦，

我於日下見有大患、乃人存積貨財、反自害也、

曠觀天下之人、深可憫惜、積貯貨財、自取其害、

遭遇患難、貲財俱失、雖生子、手中毫無所有、以遺於子、

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

There is a sickening evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth being hoarded by its owner to his detriment.

There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

There is a sore evil[ which] I have seen under the sun,[ namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.

When Jesus heard this, He told him,“ You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters.“ Get up,” he said.“ Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

He also said to the disciples:“ There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.So he called the manager in and asked,‘ What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.’“ Then the manager said to himself,‘ What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.I know what I’ll do so that when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’“ So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors.‘ How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first one.“‘ A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said.“‘ Take your invoice,’ he told him,‘ sit down quickly, and write 50.’“ Next he asked another,‘ How much do you owe?’“‘ A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.“‘ Take your invoice,’ he told him,‘ and write 80.’“ The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine?And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?No household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.

Their silver and their gold will not be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy. For He will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.Then Abram said to Lot,“ Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.Isn’t the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.

Then He told them a parable:“ A rich man’s land was very productive.He thought to himself,‘ What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?I will do this,’ he said.‘ I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.Then I’ll say to myself,“ You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared— whose will they be?’“ That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches.“ So who am I struggling for,” he asks,“ and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.

Then the firstborn said to the younger,“ Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.Come, let’s get our father to drink wine so that we can sleep with him and preserve our father’s line.”So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.The next day the firstborn said to the younger,“ Look, I slept with my father last night. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight so you can go sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”That night they again got their father to drink wine, and the younger went and slept with him; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

If they say—“ Come with us! Let’s set an ambush and kill someone. Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!Let’s swallow them alive, like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit.We’ll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

But his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.

For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor says what is right.But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.

“ There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.Your wealth is ruined and your clothes are moth-eaten.Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days!Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

On that day people will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord,“ Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?Don’t they blaspheme the noble name that was pronounced over you at your baptism?