Ecclesiastes 4:1-8

1Then I lookedH7200 againH7725 at allH3605 the actsH6217 of 1oppressionH6217 whichH834 were being doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121. And beholdH2009 I saw the tearsH1832 of the oppressedH6231 and that they hadH369 2noH369 oneH369 to comfortH5162 them; and on the sideH3027 of their oppressorsH6231 was powerH3581, but they hadH369 noH369 oneH369 to comfortH5162 them. 2So 3I congratulatedH7623 the deadH4191 whoH7945 are alreadyH3528 deadH4191 moreH4480 thanH4480 the livingH2416 whoH834 are stillH5728 livingH2416. 3But 4betterH2896 off thanH4480 bothH8147 of them is the one whoH834 has neverH3808 existedH1961, whoH834 has neverH3808 seenH7200 the evilH7451 activityH4639 that is doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121.

4I have seenH7200 that everyH3605 laborH5999 and everyH3605 5skillH3788 which is doneH4639 is the result of rivalryH7068 between a manH376 and his neighborH7453. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 67vanityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 5The foolH3684 8foldsH2263 his handsH3027 and 9consumesH398 his own fleshH1320. 6One handH3709 fullH4393 of restH5183 is 10betterH2896 thanH4480 two fistsH2651 fullH4393 of laborH5999 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.

7Then I lookedH7200 againH7725 at vanityH1892 underH8478 the sunH8121. 8ThereH3426 was a certainH259 manH259 withoutH369 a 11dependentH8145, havingH369 neitherH1571H369 a sonH1121 norH369 a brotherH251, yet thereH369 was noH369 endH7093 to allH3605 his laborH5999. IndeedH1571, 12his eyesH5869 were not satisfiedH7646 with richesH6239 and he never asked, “And 13for whomH4310 am I laboringH6001 and deprivingH2637 myselfH5315 of pleasureH2899?” ThisH2088 tooH1571 is vanityH1892 and it is a 14grievousH7451 taskH6045.