Ecclesiastes 5:16 | |
NASB: 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? (NASB ©1995) GWT: This also is a painful tragedy: They leave exactly as they came. What advantage do they gain from working so hard for the wind? (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: 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? ASV: 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? BBE: 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? DBY: 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? JPS: 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? WBS: 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? WEB: 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? YLT: And this also [is] a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage [is] to him who laboureth for wind? | |
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