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| Ecclesiastes 4:1 | 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. | 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. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:2 | And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive. | Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive; |
| Ecclesiastes 4:3 | 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 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. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:4 | 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. | 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. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:5 | The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh: | The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:6 | `Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.` | Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:7 | And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun: | Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:8 | 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 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. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:9 | 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 labor. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:10 | 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, and hath not another to lift him up. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:11 | Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat? | Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone]? |
| Ecclesiastes 4:12 | And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken. | And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:13 | 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 wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:14 | 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 came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:15 | I have seen all the living, who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who doth stand in his place; | I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead. |
| Ecclesiastes 4:16 | 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 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. |
| | The Young's Literal Translation Online Bible (YLT) | The American Standard Version Online Bible (ASV) |
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