Ecclesiastes 5:16
King James Version (KJV)
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
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?
Ecclesiastes 5:16 Cross References
For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.