And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I return there. יהוה has given, and יהוה has taken away. Blessed be the Name of יהוה.”
Ecclesiastes 5:15 - The Scriptures 2009 As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he returns, to go as he came. And from his labour which goes into his hand he takes none whatsoever. 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? |
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I return there. יהוה has given, and יהוה has taken away. Blessed be the Name of יהוה.”
“Would a wise man answer with vain knowledge, or fill his belly with the east wind?
For when he dies he takes none of it; His wealth does not go down after him.
But those riches perish through evil use. And he brings forth a son, and there is naught in his hand.
And יהוה has a controversy with Yehuḏah, to punish Ya‛aqoḇ according to his ways, to repay him according to his deeds.
“But Elohim said to him, ‘You mindless one! This night your life shall be demanded from you. And who shall own what you have prepared?’
For we brought naught into the world, and it is impossible to take any out.