KJV King James Version
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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Ecclesiastes 5:15
As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
ASV American Standard Version
As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.
Surrounding context — Ecclesiastes 5
12 The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
13 There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.
15 As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
16 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?
17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath] much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
18 Behold [that] which I have seen: [it is] good and comely [for one] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it [is] his portion.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichיָצָא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִבֶּ֣טֶןH990 · be.tenbelly: abdomenאִמּ֔וֹH517 · emmotherעָר֛וֹםH6174 · a.romnakedיָשׁ֥וּבH7725 · shuvto return: returnלָלֶ֖כֶתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentכְּשֶׁבָּ֑אH935 · boto come (in): comeוּמְא֙וּמָה֙H3972 · me.u.mahanythingלֹא־H3808 · lonotיִשָּׂ֣אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseבַעֲמָל֔וֹH5999 · a.maltroubleשֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבְּיָדֽוֹ׃H3027 · yadhand
Cross-references
Psalm 49:17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.Job 1:21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.1 Timothy 6:7For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.Luke 12:20But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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