Nehr · Ecclesiastes 5

Ecclesiastes 5:16

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, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And this also <FI>is<Fi> a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage <FI>is<Fi> to him who laboureth for wind?

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