World English Bible
"Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand."
— Ecclesiastes 5:14, World English Bible
“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”
“and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand. ”
“Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.”
“As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.”
“And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.”
“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing 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.
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?
All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.