Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation We leave this world just as we entered it--with nothing. In spite of all our work there is nothing we can take with us. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour. Job 1:21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord. Psalm 49:17 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him. Luke 12:20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? 1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. Context The Futility of Wealth…14For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want. 15As he came forth naked from his mother's womb, so shall he return, and shall take nothing away with him of his labour.16A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?… Cross References 1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. Job 1:21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord. Psalm 49:17 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him. Ecclesiastes 5:14 For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want. Jump to Previous Belly Birth Carry Departs Forth Fruit Gets Hand Labor Mother Mother's Naked Toil Turneth Womb Work WorldJump to Next Belly Birth Carry Departs Forth Fruit Gets Hand Labor Mother Mother's Naked Toil Turneth Womb Work WorldLinks Ecclesiastes 5:15 NIVEcclesiastes 5:15 NLT Ecclesiastes 5:15 ESV Ecclesiastes 5:15 NASB Ecclesiastes 5:15 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 5:15 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 5:15 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 5:15 French Bible Ecclesiastes 5:15 German Bible Alphabetical: a and as came can carry come comes departs from fruit had hand he his in labor man mother's Naked nothing of return so take takes that the will womb OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 5:15 As he came forth from his mother's (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |