15As 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.


In Context

12 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

13 There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

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

15 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.

16 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?

17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he is sore vexed and hath sickness and wrath.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:15Naked a man comes from his mother's womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.