MHB
26. כִּי H3588 CONJ לְאָדָם H120 L-CMS שֶׁטּוֹב H2896 לְפָנָיו H6440 L-CMP נָתַן H5414 VQQ3MS חָכְמָה H2451 NFS וְדַעַת H1847 W-VQFC וְשִׂמְחָה H8057 וְלַחוֹטֶא H2398 נָתַן H5414 VQQ3MS עִנְיָן H6045 לֶאֱסוֹף H622 וְלִכְנוֹס H3664 לָתֵת H5414 L-VQFC לְטוֹב H2896 לִפְנֵי H6440 L-CMP הָֽאֱלֹהִים H430 D-NAME-4MP גַּם H1571 CONJ ־ CPUN זֶה H2088 DPRO הֶבֶל H1892 NMS וּרְעוּת H7469 רֽוּחַ H7307 NMS ׃ EPUN

BHS
26. כִּי לְאָדָם שֶׁטּוֹב לְפָנָיו נָתַן חָכְמָה וְדַעַת וְשִׂמְחָה וְלַחוֹטֶא נָתַן עִנְיָן לֶאֱסוֹף וְלִכְנוֹס לָתֵת לְטוֹב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ ׃

WLC
26. כִּי לְאָדָם שֶׁטֹּוב לְפָנָיו נָתַן חָכְמָה וְדַעַת וְשִׂמְחָה וְלַחֹוטֶא נָתַן עִנְיָן לֶאֱסֹוף וְלִכְנֹוס לָתֵת לְטֹוב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים גַּם־זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רוּחַ׃

ALEP
26. כו כי לאדם שטוב לפניו נתן חכמה ודעת ושמחה ולחוטא נתן ענין לאסף ולכנוס לתת לטוב לפני האלהים--גם זה הבל ורעות רוח



KJV
26. For [God] giveth to a man that [is] good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to [him that is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

AMP
26. For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and heaping up, that he may give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

KJVP
26. For H3588 CONJ [ God ] giveth H5414 VQQ3MS to a man H120 L-CMS that [ is ] good H2896 in his sight H6440 L-CMP wisdom H2451 NFS , and knowledge H1847 W-VQFC , and joy H8057 : but to the sinner H2398 he giveth H5414 VQQ3MS travail H6045 , to gather H622 and to heap up H3664 , that he may give H5414 L-VQFC to [ him ] [ that ] [ is ] good H2896 before H6440 L-CMP God H430 D-NAME-4MP . This H2088 DPRO also H1571 CONJ [ is ] vanity H1892 NMS and vexation H7469 of spirit H7307 NMS .

YLT
26. For to a man who [is] good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

ASV
26. For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

WEB
26. For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

NASB
26. For to whatever man he sees fit he gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering possessions to be given to whatever man God sees fit. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.

ESV
26. For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

RV
26. For to the man that pleaseth him {cf15i God} giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

RSV
26. For to the man who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

NKJV
26. For [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who [is] good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to [him who is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and grasping for the wind.

MKJV
26. For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

AKJV
26. For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

NRSV
26. For to the one who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

NIV
26. To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

NIRV
26. God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness to a man who pleases him. But to a sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth. Then the sinner must hand it over to the one who pleases God. That doesn't have any meaning either. It's like chasing the wind.

NLT
26. God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless-- like chasing the wind.

MSG
26. God may give wisdom and knowledge and joy to his favorites, but sinners are assigned a life of hard labor, and end up turning their wages over to God's favorites. Nothing but smoke--and spitting into the wind.

GNB
26. God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

NET
26. For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth— only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile— like chasing the wind!

ERVEN
26. If people do good and please God, he will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But those who sin will get only the work of gathering and carrying things. God takes from the bad person and gives to the good person. But all this work is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.