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Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing—like working for the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 This also is a grievous evil-exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 And this also is a severe evil-- Just exactly as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

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