Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Then
I returned
and saw
all the oppressions
that
are
done
under the sun :
and,
behold,
the tears of those
who
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.
Therefore
I praised
the dead who have
been
long
dead
more
than
the living who are yet
alive.
So
I admired
the dead ,
who had
already
died,
above
the living ,
who are still
alive.
Yes,
better than them
both is him
who has not yet been
, who has 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 the
labor and achievement
that
is
the
envy of a
man's
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 folds his hands together
and ruins
himself
.
The fool folds his hands and consumes
his
own
flesh
.
Better is
a
handful ,
with quietness,
than two handfuls with labor
and chasing
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
who
is
alone, and
he
has
neither
son nor
brother. There is no end to all
of
his labor, neither
are
his eyes satisfied
with wealth .
For whom then,
do I labor,
and deprive
my soul of enjoyment? This also
is
vanity,
yes,
it
is a miserable business
.
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
who is
alone
when
he
falls ,
and
doesn't
have
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 keep warm alone?
Again, if two lie down
together, they will
keep
warm
; but how can one keep warm alone?
If
a
man
prevails
against
one who
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 doesn't
know
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;
yes
, 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
who walk
under the sun, that
they
were
with
the youth ,
the
other,
who succeeded him
.
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 those who come after
shall
not
rejoice
in
him
. Surely
this also
is vanity
and a chasing
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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