Ecclesiastes 5:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

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!

King James Bible
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.

Hebrew
or
הַה֖וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

wealth
הָעֹ֥שֶׁר (hā·‘ō·šer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6239: Wealth

lost
וְאָבַ֛ד (wə·’ā·ḇaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

in a bad
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

venture,
בְּעִנְיַ֣ן (bə·‘in·yan)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6045: Ado, employment, an affair

so that when he has
וְהוֹלִ֣יד (wə·hō·w·lîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

a son
בֵּ֔ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

there is nothing
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

to pass on.
בְּיָד֖וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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