Ecclesiastes 5:14

Hebrew	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֨וּמָה֙ לֹא יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ
ESV	and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
NIV	or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when he has a son there is nothing left for him.
NLT	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.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἀπολεῖται ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πλοῦτος ἐκεῖνος ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. περισπασμῷ πονηρῷ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐγέννησεν υἱόν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” οὐκ ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. χειρὶ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) οὐδέν
KJV	But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

^{Ecclesiastes 5:13 ← Ecclesiastes 5:14 → Ecclesiastes 5:15}

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