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.


In Context

12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep.

13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

14 or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when he has a son there is nothing left for him.

15 Naked 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.

16 This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind?

17 All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.

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 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:15As 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.

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.