Ecclesiastes 5:15 {14}
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As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

Job 1:21 And 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: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Psalm 49:17 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

Luke 12:20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

Context
The Futility of Wealth
14For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want. 15As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.16A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?…
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:7
For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

Job 1:21
And 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: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Psalm 49:17
For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

Ecclesiastes 5:14
For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.

Lexicon
As
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

[a man] came
יָצָא֙ (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

from his mother’s
אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, )

womb,
מִבֶּ֣טֶן (mib·be·ṭen)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything

so he will depart
לָלֶ֖כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

again:
יָשׁ֥וּב (yā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

naked
עָר֛וֹם (‘ā·rō·wm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6174: Nude, either partially, totally

as he arrived.
כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א (kə·šeb·bā)
Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

He takes
יִשָּׂ֣א (yiś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

nothing
וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ (ū·mə·’ū·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3972: A speck, point, nothing

for his labor
בַעֲמָל֔וֹ (ḇa·‘ă·mā·lōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

to carry
שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ (še·yō·lêḵ)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

in his hands.
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
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.As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

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.

As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, he shall return back as he came, and he shall receive nothing for his labour, that it should go with him in his hand.

As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

As he came into the world, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

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.

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.
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