Ecclesiastes 5:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 5:14

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Berean Standard Bible

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

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KJV

King James Version

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.

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WEB

World English Bible

Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.

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ASV

American Standard Version

and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 5

¹² The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

¹³ There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

¹⁴ or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

¹⁵ As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

¹⁶ This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

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