## This, too, is vapor ##

Just as a vapor has no substance, so there is no satisfaction in desiring money. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## As prosperity increases ##

AT: "As a person becomes more prosperous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

## so also do the people who consume it ##

Possible meanings are 1) "so also the person spends more money" or 2) "so also there will be more people who use his wealth."

## What advantage in wealth is there to the owner except to watch it with his eyes? ##

AT: "The only benefit that the owner has from wealth is that he can look at it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])