Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Then
I returned
and saw
all the oppressions
that
are
done
under the sun :
and,
behold,
the tears of such
as
were
oppressed, and they had no comforter; and
on
the side
of their oppressors there was power;
but
they
had
no comforter.
Again
I looked,
and I
considered
all the oppression
taking
place
under the sun .
I
saw
the tears of the
oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power
lay
in
the
hands
of their oppressors ,
and
there was no comforter.
Wherefore
I praised
the dead that
have
been
long
dead
more
than
the living that
are yet
alive ;
So
I admired
the dead ,
who
had
already
died,
above
the living ,
who
are still
alive .
yea,
better than them
both `did
I
esteem'
him
that
hath
not yet been
, who hath
not seen the evil work
that is done under the sun.
But
better than both is
he
who
has
not yet existed
, who has
not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
Then
I saw all labor and every
skilful
work,
that
for
this
a man
is
envied
of his neighbor. This also
is vanity
and a striving
after
wind.
I saw that
all labor and success
spring
from
a man’s
envy
of his neighbor. This too
is futile
and a pursuit
of
the
wind.
The fool foldeth
his hands together,
and eateth
his own flesh.
The fool folds
his hands and consumes
his own flesh.
Better is
a
handful ,
with quietness,
than two handfuls with labor
and striving
after
wind.
Better one
handful with tranquility
than two handfuls with toil
and pursuit
of
the
wind.
Then
I returned
and
saw vanity
under the sun.
Again,
I saw futility
under the sun.
There is one
that
is
alone, and
he
hath
not
a second;
yea,
he
hath
neither
son nor
brother ;
yet
is
there no end of
all
his labor, neither
are
his eyes satisfied
with riches.
For whom then,
`saith
he',
do I labor,
and deprive
my soul of good
? This also
is
vanity,
yea,
it
is a sore
travail
.
There is a
man
all
alone, without
even
a son or
brother .
And
though
there is
no end to
his labor, his eyes are
still
not
content
with his
wealth:
“
For whom do I toil
and bereave
my soul of enjoyment
? ”
This too
is futile—
a miserable
task
.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward
for their labor.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return
for their labor.
For if they
fall,
the
one will
lift up his
fellow
; but woe
to
him
that
is
alone
when
he
falleth,
and
hath
not
another to lift
him up .
For if one falls
down,
his
companion
can
lift him
up; but pity
the
one
who
falls
without
another to help
him up !
Again, if two lie together, then
they have
warmth
; but how can one be
warm `
alone '
?
Again, if two lie down
together, they will
keep
warm
; but how can one keep
warm alone?
And if
a
man
prevail
against
him
that
is
alone
, two shall
withstand
him;
and
a threefold
cord is not quickly broken.
And though
one
may
be
overpowered
, two can
resist.
Moreover,
a cord of
three
strands
is not quickly broken.
Better is a poor and
wise youth than an old and
foolish king ,
who knoweth
not
how to receive
admonition
any
more
.
Better is a poor but
wise youth than an old but
foolish king who no
longer
knows
how to take
a
warning
.
For out
of
prison he
came
forth
to be
king;
yea
, even
in
his
kingdom
he was born poor.
For the
youth
has
come
from
the
prison to the
kingship
, though
he was born poor in
his
own
kingdom
.
I saw all
the
living
that walk
under the sun, that
they
were
with
the youth ,
the second,
that
stood
up
in
his
stead
.
I saw that all
who
lived
and
walked
under the sun followed
this
second
one
, the youth who
succeeded
the king
.
There was
no end
of
all the people ,
even
of
all
them over
whom
he
was:
yet they
that
come
after
shall
not rejoice
in
him
. Surely
this also
is vanity
and a striving
after
wind.
There is
no limit
to
all the people who
were
before
them .
Yet the
successor
will
not be
celebrated
by
those
who
come
even
later
. This too
is futile
and a pursuit
of
the
wind.
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