Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:14
American Standard Version
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Amplified® Bible
But those riches are lost in a bad venture; and he becomes the father of a son, and there is nothing in his hand [with which to support the child].
Contemporary English Version
Suddenly they lose everything in a bad business deal, then have nothing to leave for their children.
Darby English Version
or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Good News Bible
and then lose it all in some bad deal and end up with nothing left to pass on to their children.
King James Version
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
New American Standard Bible
When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
New International Version
or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when he has a son
there is nothing left for him.
New King James Version
But those riches perish through misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When those riches disappear through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then nothing supported him.
Revised Standard Version
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; and he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
Young's Literal Translation
And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!