Ecclesiastes 6:4

Though the stillborn child ¹  came into the world ²  for no reason ³  and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, ⁴ 

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

I realize that his birth would have been meaningless and ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name,

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

It gets its start in a mist and ends up in the dark--unnamed.

SABDAweb Ecc 6:4

In wind it came and to the dark it will go, and with the dark will its name be covered.

bibleoremus Ecc 6:4

For it comes into vanity and goes into darkness, and in darkness its name is covered;

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.

biblegateway Ecc 6:4

Though the stillborn child ¹  came into the world ²  for no reason ³  and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness, ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (“the stillborn child”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The phrase “into the world” does not appear in Hebrew, but is added in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The birth of the stillborn was in vain – it did it no good to be born.

⁴ sn The name of the stillborn is forgotten.