Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:16
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified® Bible
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?
Contemporary English Version
That's terribly unfair. They leave the world just as they came into it. They gained nothing from running after the wind.
Darby English Version
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?
Good News Bible
It isn't right! We go just as we came. We labor, trying to catch the wind, and what do we get?
King James Version
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?
New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?
New King James Version
And this also is a severe evil—
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And what profit has he who has labored for the wind?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
This also seems a grievous evil--exactly as a man enters life will a man end life. So what advantage does he have who toils for the wind?
Revised Standard Version
This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go; and what gain has he that he toiled for the wind,
Young's Literal Translation
And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?
