Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 5
And this also [is] a painful evil, just as he came, so he goes, and what advantage [is] to him who labors for wind?
Ecclésiaste 5:16 dans différentes traductions
Anglais
KJV (66 books)
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?
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?
BSB
This 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?
DRA [5:15]
A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind?
FBV
This also makes me sick! What do people gain, working for the wind?
GNV
Also all his dayes hee eateth in darkenes with much griefe, and in his sorowe and anger.
JPS
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 laboureth for the wind?
NIV (US)
This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?
NMV
And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit has he that has laboured for the wind?
OJB [5:15]
And this also is a grievous evil, that in every respect as he came, just so shall he go; and what profit hath he that hath toiled for the ruach (wind)?
T4T
That also seems senseless. People bring nothing into the world when they are born, and they leave this world taking nothing with them. They have worked hard, but they receive no lasting benefit [MET].
WEB (US)
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?
WEB (UK)
This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labours for the wind?
Français
Darby [5:15]
Et cela aussi est un mal douloureux, que, tout comme il est venu, ainsi il s’en va ; et quel profit a-t-il d’avoir travaillé pour le vent ?