Ecclesiastes 5:14
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
More from Ecclesiastes 5
Verse 1
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Verse 2
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Verse 3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Verse 4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Verse 5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.