Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
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.
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.
So
I admired
the dead ,
who
had
already
died,
above
the living ,
who
are still
alive .
Wherefore
I praised
the dead that
have
been
long
dead
more
than
the living that
are yet
alive ;
But
better than both is
he
who
has
not yet existed
, who has
not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
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.
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.
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.
The fool folds
his hands and consumes
his own flesh.
The fool foldeth
his hands together,
and eateth
his own flesh.
Better one
handful with tranquility
than two handfuls with toil
and pursuit
of
the
wind.
Better is
a
handful ,
with quietness,
than two handfuls with labor
and striving
after
wind.
Again,
I saw futility
under the sun.
Then
I returned
and
saw vanity
under the sun.
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
.
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
.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return
for their labor.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward
for their labor.
For if one
falls
down
, his
companion
can
lift him
up; but pity
the
one
who
falls
without
another to help
him up !
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 .
Again, if two lie down
together, they will
keep
warm
; but how can one keep
warm alone?
Again, if two lie together, then
they have
warmth
; but how can one be
warm `
alone '
?
And though
one
may
be
overpowered
, two can
resist.
Moreover,
a cord of
three
strands
is not quickly broken.
And if
a
man
prevail
against
him
that
is
alone
, two shall
withstand
him;
and
a threefold
cord is not quickly broken.
Better is a poor but
wise youth than an old but
foolish king who no
longer
knows
how to take
a
warning
.
Better is a poor and
wise youth than an old and
foolish king ,
who knoweth
not
how to receive
admonition
any
more
.
For the
youth
has
come
from
the
prison to the
kingship
, though
he was born poor in
his
own
kingdom
.
For out
of
prison he
came
forth
to be
king;
yea
, even
in
his
kingdom
he was born poor.
I saw that
all who
lived
and
walked
under the sun followed
this
second
one
, the youth who
succeeded
the king
.
I saw all the
living
that
walk
under the sun, that
they
were
with
the youth ,
the second,
that
stood
up
in
his
stead
.
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.
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.
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