Ecclesiastes 5:16
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?
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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?
Catholic Public Domain Version
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