Ecclesiastes 5:15
“As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe 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 Context
13There is a sore euill which I haue seene vnder the Sun, namely riches kept for the owners therof to their hurt. 14But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand. 15As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. 16And this also is a sore euill, that in all points as he came, so shall hee goe: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the winde? 17All his dayes also hee eateth in darkenesse, and he hath much sorrowe, and wrath with his sicknesse.
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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.
- King James Version
As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.
- New American Standard Version (1995)