Ecclesiastes 5:16

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This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
And this{H2090} also is a sore{H2470}{(H8802)} evil{H7451}, that in all points{H5980} as he came{H935}{(H8804)}, so shall he go{H3212}{(H8799)}: and what profit{H3504} hath he that hath laboured{H5998}{(H8799)} for the wind{H7307}?
Strong's King James
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And this also is a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage is to him who laboureth for wind?
Young's Literal Translation

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