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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואבד העשר ההוא בענין רע והוליד בן ואין בידו מאומה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAbd h`SHr hhvA b`nyn r` vhvlyd bn vAyn bydv mAvmh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
sicut egressus est nudus de utero matris suae sic revertetur et nihil auferet secum de labore suo

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But those riches are lost by a bad venture: when he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Authorized (King James) Version   
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
New King James Version   
But those riches perish through misfortune; When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
21st Century King James Version   
But those riches perish by evil travail; and when he begetteth a son, there is nothing in his hand.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Darby Bible Translation   
or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
God's Word   
These hoarded riches were then lost in bad business deals. The owners had children, but now they have nothing to give them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
International Standard Version   
and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.
NET Bible   
Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.
New American Standard Bible   
When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
New International Version   
or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.
New Living Translation   
Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.
Webster's Bible Translation   
But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
The World English Bible   
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Something may happen in the future that causes their money to disappear. After they die, no money remains for their children.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!
New Life Version   
When those riches are lost because he used them in a wrong way, and he had become the father of a son, there was nothing left for him.
The Voice Bible   
Such riches can easily vanish through some misfortune, so that the rich have nothing left to pass along to their children.
Living Bible   
There is another serious problem I have seen everywhere—savings are put into risky investments that turn sour, and soon there is nothing left to pass on to one’s son.
New Catholic Bible   
Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb, so shall he depart, naked as he came, with nothing remaining from his labor that he can carry away in his hands.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And those riches were lost through a bad endeavor; and he became the father of a son, but there was nothing in his hand for him.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
which are lost by evil pursuits and to the sons which he has begotten; there is nothing left in his hand.
Christian Standard Bible   
That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But those riches are lost in a bad venture; and he becomes the father of a son, and there is nothing in his hand [with which to support the child].
New Century Version   
They lose it all in a bad deal and have nothing to give to their children.
The Message   
Here’s a piece of bad luck I’ve seen happen: A man hoards far more wealth than is good for him And then loses it all in a bad business deal. He fathered a child but hasn’t a cent left to give him. He arrived naked from the womb of his mother; He’ll leave in the same condition—with nothing. This is bad luck, for sure—naked he came, naked he went. So what was the point of working for a salary of smoke? All for a miserable life spent in the dark?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
or wealth that is lost in a bad investment. Or a man fathers a son, but he has nothing left in his hand to give him.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
Good News Translation®   
and then lose it all in some bad deal and end up with nothing left to pass on to their children.
Wycliffe Bible   
For they perish in the worst torment; (and) he begat a son, that shall be in sovereign neediness. (And then those riches be lost in a terrible calamity; and so he hath begotten a son, who shall be left in great neediness.)
Contemporary English Version   
Suddenly they lose everything in a bad business deal, then have nothing to leave for their children.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; and he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then that wealth is lost in a bad business venture so that when they have children, they are left with nothing.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For when those riches are lost in bad investments and he becomes the father of a son, then there is nothing in his hand [for the support of the child].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
As they came forth from their mother’s womb, so again shall they return, naked as they came, having nothing from their toil to bring with them.
New American Standard Bible   
When that wealth was lost through bad business and he had fathered a son, then there was nothing to support him.
The Expanded Bible   
They lose ·it all [L that wealth] in a ·bad deal [evil/bad situation] and have nothing to give to their children.
Tree of Life Version   
As he came from his mother’s womb, naked he will return as he came. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.
Revised Standard Version   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; and he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
New International Reader's Version   
It’s also when wealth is lost because of an unwise business deal. Then there won’t be anything left for the owners’ children.
BRG Bible   
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Just as he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go back naked as he came, and for his efforts he will take nothing that he can carry away in his hand.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
The same osher (riches) perish by an evil event and he begetteth a ben; thus this one hath nothing in his hand.
Names of God Bible   
These hoarded riches were then lost in bad business deals. The owners had children, but now they have nothing to give them.
Modern English Version   
and those riches were lost in a misfortunate business deal; and although he has a son, there is nothing at all to put in his hand.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then something bad happens and they lose everything. So they have nothing to give to their children.
International Children’s Bible   
Then he loses it all in a bad deal. So he has nothing to give to his son.
Lexham English Bible   
That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, he has nothing to leave to him.
New International Version - UK   
or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.