Ecclesiastes 5:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 5:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 1:21saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- Job 15:2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
- Psalms 49:17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
- Hosea 12:2The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
- 1 Timothy 6:7For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).