Ecclesiastes 4:1-8

1Then I lookedH7200 againH7725 at allH3605 the actsH6217 ofH6217 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 powerH3581 was on the sideH3027 of their oppressorsH6231, 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 personH376 and his neighborH7453. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 6futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307. 5The foolH3684 7foldsH2263 his handsH3027 and 8consumesH398 his own fleshH1320. 6One handH3709 fullH4393 of restH5183 is 9betterH2896 thanH4480 two fistsH2651 fullH4393 of laborH5999 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.

7Then I lookedH7200 againH7725 at futilityH1892 underH8478 the sunH8121. 8ThereH3426 wasH3426 a manH259 withoutH369 a 10dependentH8145, havingH369 neitherH1571H369 a sonH1121 norH369 a brotherH251, yet thereH369 wasH369 noH369 endH7093 to allH3605 his laborH5999. IndeedH1571, 11his eyesH5869 wereH7646 not satisfiedH7646 with richesH6239, and he never asked, “And 12for whomH4310 do I laborH6001 and depriveH2637 myselfH5315 of pleasureH2899?” ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892, and it is an 13unhappyH7451 taskH6045.