Ecclesiastes 5:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

Young's Literal Translation
There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

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

Hebrew
There is
יֵ֚שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

a grievous
חוֹלָ֔ה (ḥō·w·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick

evil
רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

I have seen
רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

under
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the sun:
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (haš·šā·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

wealth
עֹ֛שֶׁר (‘ō·šer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6239: Wealth

hoarded
שָׁמ֥וּר (šā·mūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

to the harm
לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃ (lə·rā·‘ā·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

of its owner,
לִבְעָלָ֖יו (liḇ·‘ā·lāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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