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Ecclesiastes 5:14
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and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.
That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Then something bad happens and they lose everything. So they have nothing to give to their children.
For when those riches are lost in bad investments and he becomes the father of a son, then there is nothing in his hand [for the support of the child].
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Suddenly they lose everything in a bad business deal, then have nothing to leave for their children.
Just as he came from his mother's womb, so he will go back naked as he came, and for his efforts he will take nothing that he can carry away in his hand.
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he go back as he came, and shall take nothing for his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.
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.
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so that when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, he has nothing to leave to him.
but those riches perish by an evil use; and he fathers a son, and nothing is in his hand.
They lose it all in a bad deal and have nothing to give to their children.
Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
But those riches perish through misfortune; When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.
When those riches are lost because he used them in a wrong way, and he had become the father of a son, there was nothing left for him.
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
and those riches perish, by being ill employed, - and though he begetteth a son, yet is there in his hand nothing at all.
(5-13) For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.
And those riches are lost in a bad venture; for when he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
and then lose it all in some bad deal and end up with nothing left to pass on to their children.
When that wealth was lost through bad business and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.
or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
For thei perischen in the worste turment; he gendride a sone, that schal be in souereyn nedynesse.
And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he has begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.
And I saw the destruction of his wealth by an evil chance; and when he became the father of a son he had nothing in his hand.
For oft times they perishe with his greate misery and trouble: and yf he haue a childe, it getteth nothinge.
When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
And those riches were lost through a bad endeavor; and he became the father of a son, but there was nothing in his hand for him.
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those: Ecclesiastes 2:26, Job 5:5, Job 20:15-29, Job 27:16, Job 27:17, Psalms 39:6, Proverbs 23:5, Haggai 1:9, Haggai 2:16, Haggai 2:17, Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20
and he: 1 Samuel 2:6-8, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Kings 14:26, Psalms 109:9-12
Reciprocal: Esther 8:2 - Esther set Job 20:20 - Surely Proverbs 8:18 - durable Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth Ecclesiastes 2:18 - I should Jeremiah 48:36 - the riches Matthew 13:22 - the deceitfulness Luke 12:20 - then 1 Timothy 6:17 - uncertain riches James 5:1 - ye 1 Peter 1:7 - that
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But those riches perish by evil travail,.... Or, "by an evil business or affair" n. That is, such riches as are not well got, or are not used as they should be, these waste away and come to nothing; either by the owner's bad management, and misconduct in trade and business; or by fire, tempest, thieves, and robbers, and many other ways and means: these are very certain things; and there are various ways by which they make themselves wings and flee away, under the direction of a divine providence;
and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand; the riches he had hoarded up, he designed for his son; but being stripped of them by one means or another, when he comes to die, has nothing to leave his son: or if his riches do not perish in his own lifetime, yet they are quickly consumed by his son, who, in a short time, has nothing to live upon; and so being brought up a gentleman, and in no business, is in a worse condition than such who have been brought up to work for their living, and in no expectation of an estate after the decease of their friends. The Targum understands it in this latter sense, paraphrasing the words thus,
"and those riches, which he shall leave his son after his death, shall perish, because he hath gotten them in an evil way; and they shall not remain in the hand of the son whom he hath begotten; neither shall anything remain in his hand.''
n בענין רע "occupatione, negotio, vel casu malo", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Evil travail - Adverse accident, or unsuccessful employment (compare Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 4:8).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 14. And he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. — He has been stripped of his property by unfortunate trade or by plunderers; and he has nothing to leave to his children.
