New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 5:14-17
14When those riches were lost through 1a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing 2to support him. 153As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will 4take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand. 16This also is a grievous evil--exactly as a man 5is born, thus will he 6die. So 7what is the advantage to him who 8toils for the wind? 17Throughout his life 9he also eats in darkness with 10great vexation, sickness and anger.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit an evil task ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit in his hand ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Job 1:21 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 5:15 Ps 49:17; 1 Tim 6:7 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit comes ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Lit go ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Eccl 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 5:16 Prov 11:29 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Ps 127:2 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 5:17 Eccl 2:23 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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