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Ecclesiastes 5:16

It is an utterly miserable infirmity that, in the same manner as he has arrived, so shall he return. How then does it benefit him, since he has labored for the wind
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King James 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?

English Standard Version

This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who toils for the wind?

New International Version

This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind?