saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. , The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 5:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; he will take nothing for his efforts that he can carry in his hands. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As [the man] came forth from his mother's womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; and he will take away nothing for all his labor which he can carry in his hand. American Standard Version (1901) As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand. Common English Bible Just as they came from their mother’s womb naked, naked they’ll return, ending up just like they started. All their hard work produces nothing—nothing they can take with them. Catholic Public Domain Version It is an utterly miserable infirmity that, in the same manner as he has arrived, so shall he return. How then does it benefit him, since he has labored for the wind? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind? |
saying: Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will leave this life. , The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?
That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions.
‘But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out.