He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Ecclesiastes 5:16 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And this also is a serious and severe evil–that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what gain has he who labors for the wind? [I Tim. 6:6.] American Standard Version (1901) And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that he laboreth for the wind? Common English Bible This too is a sickening tragedy: they must pass on just as they arrived. What then do they gain from working so hard for wind? Catholic Public Domain Version All the days of his life he consumes: in darkness, and with many worries, and in distress as well as sadness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares, and in misery, and sorrow. English Standard Version 2016 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind? |
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: And the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
that ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
and turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.