Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
I have
turned
, and I see
all the oppressions
that
are
done
under the sun ,
and
lo,
the tear
of the oppressed, and they have
no comforter; and
at
the hand
of their oppressors `is'
power
, and they
have
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.
And
I am
praising
the dead who have
already died above the living who are yet
alive.
So
I admired
the dead ,
who had
already died ,
above the living ,
who are still
alive.
And
better than both of
them
`
is '
he who hath
not yet been
, in
that
he
hath
not seen the evil work
that hath
been
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.
And
I have
seen
all the
labour,
and all
the
benefit
of
the
work,
because
for
it
a man
is
the
envy of his neighbour
. Even
this `
is '
vanity
and vexation
of spirit
.
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 is
clasping
his hands ,
and eating
his own flesh :
The fool folds
his hands and consumes
his own flesh .
`
Better `is'
a
handful `
with '
quietness,
than two handfuls `
with '
labour
and vexation
of spirit
. '
Better one
handful with tranquility
than two handfuls with toil
and pursuit
of the
wind
.
And
I
have
turned
, and
I see
a
vain
thing
under the sun :
Again
, I saw
futility
under the sun .
There is one,
and
there
is
not
a second;
even son or brother he
hath
not,
and there is no end to all
his labour!
His eye
also
is
not satisfied
with riches,
and
`he
saith
not',
`
For whom am
I labouring
and bereaving
my soul of good
? '
This also
is
vanity,
it
is a sad
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
.
The
two `
are '
better than the
one, in
that
they have a good reward
by
their labour
.
Two are better than one, because
they have a good return
for
their labor
.
For if they
fall,
the
one raiseth
up
his companion ,
but wo
to
the one who falleth
and
there
is
not
a
second
to raise
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!
Also
, if two lie down, then
they have
heat,
but how hath
one heat
?
Again
, if two lie down together
, they will
keep
warm;
but how can
one keep
warm
alone
?
And if
the
one strengthen
himself
, the
two stand
against
him;
and
the
threefold
cord is not hastily
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 hath
not
known
to be
warned
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 from
a
house
of
prisoners
he
hath
come out
to reign
, for
even
in his own kingdom he
hath
been
poor
.
For the
youth
has
come from
the
prison
to the
kingship
, though
he
was
born
poor
in his own kingdom.
I have
seen
all the
living,
who are
walking
under the sun, with
the second
youth who doth
stand
in
his
place;
I saw
that
all who lived
and
walked
under the sun followed
this
second
one
, the youth who succeeded
the
king.
there is no end
to all the people ,
to
all
who were before them ;
also,
the latter
rejoice
not in
him
. Surely
this also
is vanity
and vexation
of spirit
.
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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