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Ecclesiastes 5:14-16
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:14-16
New American Standard Bible
14 When that wealth was lost through bad business and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing [a]to support him. 15 (A)As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will (B)take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand. 16 This also is a sickening evil: exactly as a person [b]is born, so will he [c]die. (C)What then is the advantage for him who (D)labors for the wind?
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- Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes
- Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go
Ecclesiastes 5:14-16
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5:14-16
New International Version
14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when they have children
there is nothing left for them to inherit.
15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
and as everyone comes, so they depart.(A)
They take nothing from their toil(B)
that they can carry in their hands.(C)
16 This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?(D)
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