Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
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.
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.
And
I am
praising
the dead who
have
already died
above
the living who
are yet alive.
Wherefore
I praised
the dead which
are
already dead
more
than
the living which
are yet 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.
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.
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.
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 is
clasping
his hands, and eating
his own flesh :
The fool foldeth
his hands together
, and eateth
his own flesh .
`
Better `
is '
a
handful `
with '
quietness, than two
handfuls
`
with '
labour
and vexation of spirit. '
Better is an
handful with quietness, than both
the
hands
full
with travail
and vexation of spirit.
And
I have
turned
, and I see
a
vain
thing
under the sun :
Then
I returned
, and I saw
vanity
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 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.
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 reward for
their labour.
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 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 .
Also
, if two lie down
, then they have heat ,
but how hath
one heat
?
Again
, if two lie together
, then they have heat :
but how can
one be
warm
alone
?
And if the
one strengthen
himself
, the
two stand
against
him; and the
threefold cord is not hastily
broken.
And if one prevail
against
him
, two shall
withstand
him; and a
threefold cord 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 and a
wise child
than an old and foolish king, who will
no
more be
admonished
.
For from
a
house
of prisoners
he hath
come
out
to reign ,
for
even
in his own
kingdom he
hath
been
poor.
For out
of prison
he cometh
to reign ;
whereas
also
he
that
is
born
in his kingdom becometh
poor.
I have
seen
all the living ,
who
are
walking
under the sun, with the second youth
who
doth
stand in his place;
I considered
all the living which
walk
under the sun, with the second child
that
shall
stand up
in his stead.
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 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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