Ecclesiastes 5:15

Ecclesiastes 5:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
and as everyone comes, so they depart.
They take nothing from their toil
that they can carry in their hands.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

15As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

15As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

15As he came naked from his mother’s womb, so he will return as he came; and he will take away nothing from all his labor that he can carry in his hand. [Job 1:21; 1 Tim 6:7]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

15As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

15Everyone is born naked.
They come into the world with nothing.
And they go out of it with nothing.
They don’t get anything from their work
that they can take with them.

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