19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;
when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

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19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(A)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(B)

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14 With your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what you have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.(A)

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14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world(A) whose reward is in this life.(B)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers(C) for their little ones.

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For we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we can take nothing out.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:7 Other mss add it is clear that

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

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