Verse 16

And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han lever sine dager i mørket, fylt med sorg, sykdom og harme.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette er også et stort onde, at akkurat som han kom, slik går han. Og hvilket utbytte har han som strever for vinden?

• Norsk King James

  Og dette er også en stor urett, at slik han kom, slik skal han dra bort: og hvilken fortjeneste har han som har arbeidet for vinden?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når han også må spise i mørke alle sine dager, med mye sorg, sykdom og sinne?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hele sitt liv spiser han i mørket, med mye sorg, sykdom og harme.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette er også et vondt onde: som han kom, slik skal han gå; og hva vinning har han som arbeider i vinden?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det er også en stor vanære at alt ender slik som det startet, og hvilken nytte er det for ham som har arbeidet for intet – for vinden?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Dette er også et vondt onde: som han kom, slik skal han gå; og hva vinning har han som arbeider i vinden?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Alle hans dager spiser han i mørke, full av forargerelse og sykdom og harme.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Alle sine dager spiser han i mørke med mye sorg, sykdom og vrede.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  at han og maatte æde i Mørke alle sine Dage, baade med megen Græmmelse og sin Sygdom og Fortørnelse?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og dette er også en alvorlig ondskap: at i alle aspekter som han kom, slik skal han gå: og hva vinning har han som har arbeidet for vinden?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette er også en sørgelig ulykke, at han skal gå som han kom. Hva gagn har han av å streve for vinden?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette er også en vond ondskap: Akkurat som han kom, slik drar han. Hva har han egentlig fått ut av sitt strev for vinden?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette er også en ond ulykke: som han kom, slik skal han dra. Hva gagn har han av å arbeide for vinden?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Alle hans dager er i mørket, og han har mye sorg, smerte, sykdom og bekymring.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This is a miserable plage, yt he shal go awaye euen as he came. What helpeth it him then, yt he hath labored in the wynde?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (5:15) And this also is an euill sickenes that in all pointes as he came, so shall he goe, and what profit hath he that he hath traueiled for the winde?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  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?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

Referenced Verses

• Prov 11:29 : 29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
• Eccl 1:3 : 3 What profit does a man have from all his labor which he does under the sun?
• Eccl 2:22-23 : 22 For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun? 23 For all his days are sorrowful, and his work is burdensome; even at night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
• Eccl 5:13 : 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners to their hurt.
• Isa 26:18 : 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have, as it were, brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
• Jer 2:8 : 8 The priests did not say, Where is the LORD? and those who handle the law did not know me: the shepherds also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
• Hos 8:7 : 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. It has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal. If it does yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
• Mark 8:36 : 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
• John 6:27 : 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.
• 1 Sam 12:21 : 21 And do not turn aside: for then you should go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.