ECC 5:15 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (ECC 5:14) Καθὼς ἐξῆλθεν ἀπὸ γαστρὸς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ γυμνὸς, ἐπιστρέψει τοῦ πορευθῆναι ὡς ἥκει, καὶ οὐδὲν οὐ λήψεται ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα πορευθῇ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Kathōs exaʸlthen apo gastros maʸtros autou gumnos, epistrepsei tou poreuthaʸnai hōs haʸkei, kai ouden ou laʸpsetai en moⱪthōi autou, hina poreuthaʸ en ⱪeiri autou.)

BrTr (ECC 5:14) As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, he shall return back as he came, and he shall receive nothing for his labour, that it should go with him in his hand.

ULT As he went out from the womb of his mother, naked, he will go again, just as he came. And he will not take anything in exchange for his toil that he will take in his hand.

UST And so, that man died in the same condition as when his mother gave birth to him: He began his life naked, possessing no wealth, and so he died in the same way. When he died, that man’s never-ending labor had never produced for him any meaningful sense of satisfaction or joy.

BSB & MSB As [a man] came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

OEB No OEB ECC 5:15 book available

WEBBE & WMBB As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

NET Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came,
⇔ and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.

LSV As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turns back to go as he came, and he does not take away anything of his labor, that goes in his hand.

FBV When we die, we leave just as naked as when we were born, taking nothing with us from all we've worked for.

T4T When we are born,
⇔ we do not bring anything with us,
⇔ and when we die,
⇔ we take nothing with us
⇔ from all that we have earned by our working hard.

LEB Just as he came from his mother’s womb naked, _⌊he will depart_⌋[fn] just as he came; he will take nothing with him for his toil.

5:15 Literally “return to go”

BBE As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.

Moff Naked he came from his mother’s womb, and naked he must return; for all his toil, he has nothing to take with him.

JPS (ECC 5:14) (5-13) and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

ASV 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.

DRA (ECC 5:14) As he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.

YLT As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.

Drby 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.

RV As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

SLT According as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked he shall turn back to go as he came, and he shall not take away anything in his labor that shall go in his hand.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Lyke as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thyther agayne, and caryeth nothyng away with him of all his labour.
(Like as he came naked out of his mothers womb, so goeth/goes he thither/there again, and carrieth/carries nothing away with him of all his labour.)

Gnva And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?
(And this also is an evil sickness that in all points as he came, so shall he go, and what profit hath/has he that he hath/has travailed for the wind?)

Cvdl Like as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thither agayne, and carieth nothinge awaye with him of all his laboure.
(Like as he came naked out of his mothers womb, so goeth/goes he thither/there again, and carried nothing away with him of all his labour.)

Wycl (ECC 5:14) As he yede nakid out of his modris wombe, so he schal turne ayen; and he schal take awei with hym no thing of his trauel.
(As he went naked out of his mothers womb, so he shall turn again; and he shall take away with him nothing of his travel.)

Luth (ECC 5:14) Wie er nackend ist von seiner Mutter Leibe kommen, so fährt er wieder hin, wie er kommen ist, und nimmt nichts mit sich von seiner Arbeit in seiner Hand, wenn er hinfähret.
(How he naked is from his mother body coming, so drives he again there/therefore, as/like he coming is, and takes nothing with itself/yourself/themselves from his work/job in his hand, if/when he goes_there.)

ClVg (ECC 5:14) Sicut egressus est nudus de utero matris suæ, sic revertetur, et nihil auferet secum de labore suo.
(Like going_out it_is naked from/about the_womb mother his/her_own(pl), so will_return, and nothing will_take_away with_him from/about with_hard_work his_own.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִ⁠בֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔⁠וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָ⁠לֶ֖כֶת כְּ⁠שֶׁ⁠בָּ֑א

just=as he/it_went_forth from,the_womb_of his/its=mother naked again to=go just,as,he_came

The point of this comparison is that just as he went out from the womb of his mother, naked, entering the world with nothing, so also he will go again and leave the world with nothing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [Just as he came out of his mother’s womb with nothing, so he will leave this world with nothing]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

יָשׁ֥וּב לָ⁠לֶ֖כֶת כְּ⁠שֶׁ⁠בָּ֑א

again to=go just,as,he_came

The pronoun he refers to the wealthy man described in the previous verses. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [that man will go again, just as he came]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠יָדֽ⁠וֹ

in=his/its=hand

See how you translated the similar expression in [5:14](../05/14.md).

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