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Ecclesiastes 5:15-17
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:15-17
International Standard Version
15 Just as he came naked from his mother’s womb,
he will leave[a] as naked as he came;
he will receive no profit from his efforts—
he cannot carry away even a handful.
16 This is also a painful tragedy:
However a person comes, he also departs;
so what does he gain as he labors after the wind?
17 Furthermore, all his days he lives[b] in darkness
with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:15 Lit. return
- Ecclesiastes 5:17 Lit. eats
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