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Ecclesiastes 5:15

15 aAs he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will btake nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

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Ecclesiastes 5:15 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,

and as everyone comes, so they depart.

They take nothing from their toil

that they can carry in their hands.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 As he came from his mother’s womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 As 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.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return,

To go as he came;

And he shall take nothing from his labor

Which he may carry away in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 People come into this world with nothing,

and when they die they leave with nothing.

In spite of all their hard work,

they leave just as they came.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 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.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 As 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.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 They came from their mother’s womb naked. They will leave as naked as they came. They won’t even be able to take a handful of their earnings with them from all their hard work. 

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; he will take nothing for his efforts that he can carry in his hands.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 As they came from their mother’s womb, so they shall go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil, which they may carry away with their hands.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 Just as he came from his mother’s womb naked, he will depart just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 A man is born naked.

He comes into the world with nothing.

And he goes out of it with nothing.

He doesn’t get anything from his work

that he can take with him.


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