15 (A)As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.

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15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
    and as everyone comes, so they depart.(A)
They take nothing from their toil(B)
    that they can carry in their hands.(C)

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17 (A)For when he dies he will (B)carry nothing away;
    his glory will not go down after him.

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17 for they will take nothing(A) with them when they die,
    their splendor will not descend with them.(B)

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21 And he said, (A)“Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I (B)return. The Lord (C)gave, and the Lord has taken away; (D)blessed be the name of the Lord.”

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21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
    and naked I will depart.[a](A)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(B)
    may the name of the Lord be praised.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:21 Or will return there

for (A)we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we cannot take anything out of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:7 Greek for; some manuscripts insert [it is] certain [that]

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(A)

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20 But God said to him, (A)‘Fool! (B)This night (C)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (D)whose will they be?’

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20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

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