16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath labored for the wind?


In Context

13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners of them to their hurt.

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

15 As 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.

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 hath labored for the wind?

17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Ecclesiastes 5:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And 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?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came so doth he go away, and what profit hath he, in having laboured for the wind?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And 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?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16This 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?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit has he that has labored for the wind?