Ecclesiastes 5 - NCB

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling… Ecclesiastes 5:3

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill the vow you have made.
Ecclesiastes 5:3 promises reliability obedience
One who is covetous will never be satisfied with money,
nor will the lover of wealth be content with gain.
This too is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 money greed materialism

When riches increase,
so do those who are eager to accumulate them,
and those who have accumulated them must remain content
simply to feast their eyes on them.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 materialism money desires
Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb,
so shall he depart, naked as he came,
with nothing remaining from his labor
that he can carry away in his hands.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 greed materialism heaven
This is the conclusion I have reached: it is fitting for a man to eat and drink and find satisfaction in the results of his labors under the sun during the brief span of life that God has allotted him.
Ecclesiastes 5:17 food work life
Moreover, the one to whom God grants wealth and possessions and the ability to enjoy them and to find contentment in his toil receives a gift from God.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 money food work

Bible verse of the day

Even though I wander
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are at my side,
with your rod and your staff
that comfort me.

Psalm 23:4 fear encouragement death