Ecclesiastes 5:16
This 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?Ecclesiastes 5:16 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — સભાશિક્ષક ૫:૧૬
- આ પણ એક ભારે દુ:ખ છે કે, સર્વ બાબતોમાં જેવો તે આવ્યો હતો તે જ સ્થિતિમાં તેને પાછા જવું પડે છે પવનને માટે પરિશ્રમ કરવાથી તેને શો લાભ થાય છે?
- हिन्दी — सभोपदेशक ५:१६
- यह भी एक बड़ी बला है कि जैसा वह आया, ठीक वैसा ही वह जाएगा; उसे उस व्यर्थ परिश्रम से और क्या लाभ है?
In context
14Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15As he came out of 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.
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?
17All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
18Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
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