Ecclesiastes 5:15
Lyke as he came naked out of his mothers wombe, so goeth he thyther agayne, and caryeth nothyng away with him of all his labour.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 1:21 : 21 And sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, & naked shall I turne thyther againe: The Lorde gaue & the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lorde.
- Ps 49:17 : 17 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe folowe after hym.
- 1 Tim 6:7 : 7 For we brought nothyng into the worlde, and it is certayne that we may carry nought away.
- Luke 12:20 : 20 But God sayde vnto hym: Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe fro thee: Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided?
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- Eccl 5:16-172 verses87%
16 This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?
17 All the dayes of his lyfe also he dyd eate in the darke, with great carefulnesse, sicknesse, and sorowe.
- Eccl 5:13-142 verses86%
13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:
14 For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.
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21 And sayde: Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, & naked shall I turne thyther againe: The Lorde gaue & the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lorde.
- Eccl 6:2-76 verses77%
2 when God geueth a man riches, goodes, and honour, so that he wanteth nothyng of all that his heart can desire, and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vayne thyng and a miserable plague.
3 If a man beget a hundred children, and lyue many yeres, so that his dayes are many in number, and yet can not enioy his good, neither be buryed: as for him I say, that vntymely birth is better then he.
4 For he commeth to naught, & spendeth his tyme in darknesse, and his name is forgotten.
5 Moreouer he seeth not the sunne, and knoweth not of it: and yet hath he more rest then the other.
6 Yea, though he lyued two thousande yeres, yet hath he no good lyfe: Come not all to one place?
7 All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.
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7 For we brought nothyng into the worlde, and it is certayne that we may carry nought away.
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3 For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?
- Job 14:1-22 verses74%
1 Man that is borne of woman, hath but a short time to lyue, and is full of miserie.
2 He commeth vp, and is cut downe like a floure: He fleeth as it were a shadow, and neuer continueth in one state.
- Eccl 2:21-233 verses73%
21 Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.
22 For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?
23 But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.
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6 Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.
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9 What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?
- Eccl 4:7-82 verses72%
7 Moreouer I turned me, and beholde yet another vanitie vnder the sunne.
8 There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: yet saith he not for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.
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5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite, nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde: Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God, which is the workmaster of all.
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18 Wherefore came I foorth of my mothers wombe? to haue experience of labour and sorowe, and to leade my lyfe with shame?
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7 Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the spirite shall returne vnto God who gaue it.
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29 He shall not be riche, neither shall his substaunce continue, neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth.
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17 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe folowe after hym.
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11 The partrich maketh a nest of egges, which she layed not: he commeth by riches, but not righteously, in the middest of his life must he leane them behynde hym, & at the last be founde a very foole.
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10 Nor turne againe into his house, neither shall his place knowe him any more.
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18 The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them.
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4 Blessed is he vnto whom the God of Iacob is an ayde: his trust is in God his Lorde.
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11 But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.
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10 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.
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15 All fleshe shall come to naught at once, and all men shall turne againe vnto dust.
- Eccl 4:15-162 verses71%
15 And I perceaued that all men lyuyng vnder the sunne, go with the seconde childe that shall stande vp in the steade of the other.
16 As for the people that haue ben before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable, and they that come after him shall not reioyce in him: This is also a vayne thyng, and vexation of mynde.
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20 They go all vnto one place: for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turne vnto dust agayne.
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11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.
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19 In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.
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11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
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22 Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym?
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7 Whereof the mower fylleth not his hande: neither he that byndeth vp the sheaues his armes full.
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11 Yea, that thou mourne not at the last, when thou hast spent thy bodye and lustie youth, and then say:
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5 The sunne aryseth, the sunne goeth downe, and returneth to his place, that he may there ryse vp agayne.
- Eccl 6:11-122 verses69%
11 Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?
12 For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?
- Eccl 2:18-192 verses69%
18 Yea I was weery of my labour which I had taken vnder the sunne, because I shoulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me:
19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng.
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19 When the riche man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers, they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
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34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.