Verse (Click for Chapter) American Standard Version 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? Berean Study Bible This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind? Douay-Rheims Bible A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind? English Revised Version 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? King James Bible 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? World English Bible 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? Young's Literal Translation And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind? Ecclesiastes 5:16 Additional Translations ... Links Ecclesiastes 5:16 NIVEcclesiastes 5:16 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:16 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:16 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:16 NKJV Ecclesiastes 5:16 KJV |