Ecclesiastes 5:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁵ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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)

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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?

Ecclesiastes 5:15 Cross References

Job 1:21

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.

Job 15:2

Does a wise man answer with empty   counsel or fill himself  with the hot east wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:14

That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.

Hosea 12:2

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.

Luke 12:20

‘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? ”

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into the world, and  we can take nothing out.