ECC 5:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (ECC 5:13) καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ πλοῦτος ἐκεῖνος ἐν περισπασμῷ πονηρῷ, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱὸν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐδέν.
(kai apoleitai ho ploutos ekeinos en perispasmōi ponaʸrōi, kai egennaʸsen huion, kai ouk estin en ⱪeiri autou ouden.)

BrTr (ECC 5:13) And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: and the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

ULT And that wealth perished in an unfortunate business. And he had fathered a son, but there was not in his hand anything.

UST When his investments unexpectedly failed, he lost his entire savings. He had planned to give this wealth to his son as an inheritance. Yet now, he had nothing left to pass on.

BSB & MSB or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when [that man] has a son there is nothing to pass on.

OEB No OEB ECC 5:14 book available

WEBBE & WMBB Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.

NET Then that wealth was lost through bad luck;
⇔ although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

LSV And that wealth has been lost in an evil business, and he has begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!

FBV They put their money into bad investments and lose everything.
¶ Now when we're born, we don't bring anything into the world.

T4T because something happens that causes their money to be gone,
⇔ and when they die,
⇔ there is no money for their children to get/inherit.

LEB That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, _⌊he has nothing to leave to him_⌋.[fn]

5:14 Literally “he has nothing in his hand”

BBE And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.

Moff in some unlucky venture it is lost, and the man has nothing to leave to his son.

JPS (ECC 5:13) (5-12) There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt;

ASV and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

DRA (ECC 5:13) For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.

YLT And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!

Drby or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

RV and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
(and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath/has begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.)

SLT And those riches shall perish by evil labor: and he begetting a son, and not anything in his hand.

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

KJB-1769 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

KJB-1611 But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.
(For often times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child, it getteth nothing.)

Gnva As hee came foorth of his mothers belly, he shall returne naked to goe as he came, and shall beare away nothing of his labour, which hee hath caused to passe by his hand.
(As he came forth of his mothers belly, he shall return naked to go as he came, and shall bear away nothing of his labour, which he hath/has caused to pass by his hand.)

Cvdl For oft times they perishe with his greate misery and trouble: and yf he haue a childe, it getteth nothinge.
(For often times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child, it getteth nothing.)

Wycl (ECC 5:13) For thei perischen in the worste turment; he gendride a sone, that schal be in souereyn nedynesse.
(For they perishing in the worst torment; he begat/gave_birth_to a son, that shall be in sovereign neediness.)

Luth (ECC 5:13) Denn der Reiche kommt um mit großem Jammer; und so er einen Sohn gezeuget hat, dem bleibt nichts in der Hand.
(Because the/of_the rich_(person) comes around/by/for with large misery; and so he a son conceived has, to_him remains/stays nothing in the/of_the Hand.)

ClVg (ECC 5:13) Pereunt enim in afflictione pessima: generavit filium qui in summa egestate erit.
(They_perish because in/into/on affliction worst: generated son who/which in/into/on sum/total poverty will_be.)

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