Ecclesiastes 5:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ A person comes into the world from his mother’s body with nothing. And when that person dies, he leaves the same way—with nothing. He works hard to get things. But he can take nothing with him when he dies.

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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?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:15 Tagairtí Cros

Job 1:21

He said:

Job 15:2

“Job, if you were really wise,\par you wouldn‘t answer with\par your worthless personal opinions!\par A wise man would not be so full\par of hot air.\par

Psalm 49:17

Those people won’t take a thing with them\par when they die.\par They will not take any of those\par beautiful things with them.\par

Ecclesiastes 5:14

And then something bad happens and he loses everything. So that person has nothing to give to his son.

Hosea 12:2

\{The Lord says,\} “I have an argument against Israel. {\cf2\super [128]} Jacob {\cf2\super [129]} must be punished for the things he did. He must be punished for the bad things he did.

Luke 12:20

But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?’

1 Timothy 6:7

When we came into the world, we brought nothing. And when we die, we can take nothing out.