Ecclesiastes 5:14
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
American King James Version (AKJV)
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
World English Bible
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
English Revised Version (ERV)
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 5:14 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 5:14 Bible Commentary
Evil travail - Adverse accident, or unsuccessful employment (compare Ecclesiastes 1:13; Ecclesiastes 4:8).
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 5:14 Bible Commentary
5:14 Perish - By some wicked practices, either his own, or of other men. Nothing - In the son's possession after his father's death.
