Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James 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.
So
I returned
, and considered 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 which
are
already dead
more
than
the living which
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 is he than
both
they,
which
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
.
Again,
I considered
all travail,
and every
right
work,
that
for
this
a man
is
envied
of his neighbour
. This is also
vanity
and vexation
of spirit
.
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
an
handful with quietness,
than both
the
hands
full
with travail
and vexation
of spirit
.
Again
, I saw futility
under the sun.
Then
I
returned
, and
I 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
alone, and there is not
a
second;
yea,
he
hath
neither
child
nor
brother:
yet
is
there
no end of
all
his labour;
neither
is
his eye
satisfied
with riches;
neither
saith
he,
For whom do I labour,
and bereave my soul of good
? This is also
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 labour
.
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;
for
he
hath
not
another to help 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
heat:
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
one prevail
against
him
, 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
a
wise child
than an old and
foolish king ,
who will
no more
be
admonished
.
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
cometh
to reign;
whereas
also
he that
is
born in his kingdom becometh
poor
.
I saw
that
all who
lived
and
walked
under the sun followed
this
second
one
, the
youth
who
succeeded
the king
.
I considered
all the
living
which
walk
under the sun, with
the second
child
that
shall
stand
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 is no end
of
all the people ,
even
of
all
that
have
been
before them :
they
also
that
come after
shall
not
rejoice
in
him
. Surely
this also
is vanity
and vexation
of spirit
.
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