Ecclesiastes 5:14

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

ASV Byzantine Text

and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe to tiah angraeng kaminawk loe tahamsethaih mah anghmatsak boih; caa nongpa tapen cadoeh, anih mah toep han ih hmuen tidoeh om ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Khuehtawn he bibi thae ah a paltham mai. Te dongah capa a sak akhaw a kut dongah pakhat pataeng a om moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Khuehtawn he bibi thae ah a paltham mai. Te dongah capa a sak akhaw a kut dongah pakhat pataeng a om moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Aka, e pau auanei keia waiwai i ka hana pono ole; a ua hanau aku kana keiki, aka, aohe mea ma kona lima.

English Berean Standard Bible

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yon malè pase, tout lajan an pèdi. Li vin fè yon pitit, li pa gen anyen pou l' ba li.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sicut egressus est nudus de utero matris suæ, sic revertetur, et nihil auferet secum de labore suo.

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Comme il est sorti du ventre de sa mère, il s’en retournera nu, s’en allant comme il est venu, et de son travail il n’emportera rien qu’il puisse prendre dans sa main.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo hyne bohatství takové pro zlou správu; syn, kteréhož zplodí, nebude míti v ruce své ničeho.

Kosraean Bible

ac tok tuhlac nufon ke sie orekma koluk oakwuk kac, na saflaiya wangin ma lula in tutafla nu sin tulik natulos.

World Portuguese Bible

Essas riquezas se perdem por infortúnio, e se ele gerou um filho, não lhe sobra nada nas mãos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dar acele bogății pier printr-o osteneală rea; iar el naște un fiu și nu este nimic în mâna lui.

Brenton English Septuagint

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.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုစည်းစိမ်သည် မကောင်းသောအမှုအားဖြင့် ပျောက်ပျက်တတ်၏။ စည်းစိမ်ရှင်မြင်သော သားသည် လည်း လက်ချည်းနေရ၏။

Darby Translation

or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Solcher Reichtum geht nämlich durch irgend ein Mißgeschick verloren; und hat er einen Sohn gezeugt, so ist gar nichts in dessen Hand.

Dutch Bible 1917

(5:13) Of de rijkdom zelf vergaat door een moeilijke bezigheid; en hij gewint een zoon, en er is niet met al in zijn hand.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Die rijkdom gaat verloren door tegenspoed; En de kinderen, die hij verwekte, bezitten niets meer.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ed esse ricchezze periscono per mal affare, sì che, se il padrone di esse ha generato un figliuolo, non gliene riman nulla in mano.

Douay-Rheims 1899

As he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

Geneva Bible 1599

As hee came foorth of his mothers belly, he shall returne naked to goe as he came, and shall beare away nothing of his labour, which hee hath caused to passe by his hand.

Noyes Bible

For those riches perish by some calamity, and, if he have a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Danish Bible 1931

Som han udgik af sin Moders Liv, skal han atter gå bort, lige så nøgen som han kom, og ved sin Flid vinder han intet, han kan tage med sig.

Leeser Tanakh

(5:13) And these riches are lost through an unfortunate event; and he begetteth a son, and hath not the least in his hand:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(5-13) and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

King James Version

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

hoặc vì cớ tai họa gì, cả của cải nầy phải mất hết; nếu người chủ sanh được một con trai, thì để lại cho nó hai tay không.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Revised West Version

Ka ʻoku maumau ʻae koloa ko ia ʻi he feinga kovi; pea ʻoku tupu ʻiate ia ʻae foha, ka ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻi hono nima.

French Ostervald Bible

Et ces richesses périssent par un mauvais trafic, et s'il a engendré un fils, il n'aura rien entre les mains.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj pereas ĉi tiu riĉeco en malfavoraj cirkonstancoj; naskiĝas filo, kaj li nenion havas en la mano.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Comme il est sorti du ventre de sa mère, il s’en retourne nu ainsi qu’il était venu, et pour son travail n’emporte rien qu’il puisse prendre dans sa main.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn der Reiche kommt um mit großem Jammer; und so er einen Sohn gezeugt hat, dem bleibt nichts in der Hand.

LXX2012 U. S. English

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

British English Septuagint 2012

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.

Majority Standard BIble

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Webster Bible

But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

Revised Version

and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Queste ricchezze vanno perdute per qualche avvenimento funesto; e se ha generato un figliuolo, questi resta con nulla in mano.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ces richesses disparaissent dans un malheur, et s'il a un fils, il ne lui reste rien à lui laisser.

Reina Valera 1909

Las cuales se pierden en malas ocupaciones, y á los hijos que engendraron nada les queda en la mano.

Spanish BLL

Esas riquezas se pierden en un mal negocio, y si el dueño tiene un hijo, ya no le queda nada que dejarle.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

las cuales se pierden en malas tareas, y al hijo que engendraron nada le queda en la mano.

Croatian Bible

Gol je izašao iz utrobe majke svoje i tako će gol i otići kakav je i došao; ništa nema od svega svojeg truda da ponese.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer tako bogatstvo propadne zlom nezgodom, te sinu kog je rodio ne ostane ništa u ruku.

German Textbibel

Wie er aus seiner Mutter Leibe hervorgegangen ist, so wird er nackt wieder dahin gehen, wie er gekommen ist, und wird nichts davon tragen für seine Mühe, das er mitnehme in seiner Hand.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

As he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, He shall return back as he came, And he shall receive nothing for his labor, That it should go with him in his hand.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֨וּמָה֙ לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃