New International Version (NIV)
16This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?
Ecclesiastes 5:16
Ecclesiastes 5:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16This also is a sickening evil: exactly as a person 5:16 Lit comesis born, so will he 5:16 Lit godie. What then is the advantage for him who labors for the wind?
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
16This also is a grievous evil—exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16This also is a grievous evil—exactly as he was born, so he shall die. So what advantage has he who labors for the wind? [1 Tim 6:6]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16Here’s something else that is very evil.
Everyone is born, and everyone dies.
And what do they get for their work?
Nothing. It’s like working for the wind.