Ecclesiastes 5:14

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12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
Whether he eats little or much;
But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.

13 ^aThere is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.

14 But those riches perish through¹ misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.

15 ^aAs he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return,
To go as he came;
And he shall take nothing from his labor
Which he may carry away in his hand.

16 And this also is a severe evil—
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And ^awhat profit has he ^bwho has labored for the wind?

17 All his days ^ahe also eats in darkness,
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.

18 Here is what I have seen: ^aIt is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; ^bfor it is his heritage.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:14

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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!

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