Ecclesiastes 5:16
“And this also is a sore euill, that in all points as he came, so shall hee goe: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the winde?”
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Ecclesiastes 5:16 Context
14But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand. 15As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. 16And this also is a sore euill, that in all points as he came, so shall hee goe: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the winde? 17All his dayes also hee eateth in darkenesse, and he hath much sorrowe, and wrath with his sicknesse. 18¶ Behold that which I haue seene: It is good and comely for one to eate and to drinke, and to enioy the good of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for it is his portion.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 5:16
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?
- King James Version
This also is a grievous evil--exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind?
- Basic English Bible
And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind?
- Darby Bible
And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath labored for the wind?
- Webster's Bible
This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?
- World English Bible
And this also [is] a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage [is] to him who laboureth for wind?
- Youngs Literal Bible
(5:15) 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 laboureth for the wind?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 5:16
5:16 The wind - For riches, which are empty and unsatisfying, uncertain and transitory, which no man can hold or stay in its course, all which are the properties of the wind.