Ecclesiastes 5:11

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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?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
World English Bible (WEB)
When goods{H2896} increase{H7235}{(H8800)}, they are increased{H7231}{(H8804)} that eat{H398}{(H8802)} them: and what good{H3788} is there to the owners{H1167} thereof, saving{H518} the beholding{H7207}{(H8675)}{H7212}{(H8801)} of them with their eyes{H5869}?
Strong's King James
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit is to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
Young's Literal Translation

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