New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
7Then I lookedH7200 againH7725 at futilityH1892 underH8478 the sunH8121. 8ThereH3426 wasH3426 a manH259 withoutH369 a 1dependentH8145, havingH369 neitherH1571H369 a sonH1121 norH369 a brotherH251, yet thereH369 wasH369 noH369 endH7093 to allH3605 his laborH5999. IndeedH1571, 2his eyesH5869 wereH7646 not satisfiedH7646 with richesH6239, and he never asked, “And 3for whomH4310 do I laborH6001 and depriveH2637 myselfH5315 of pleasureH2899?” ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892, and it is an 4unhappyH7451 taskH6045.
9TwoH8147 are betterH2896 thanH4480 oneH259 becauseH834 they haveH3426 a goodH2896 returnH7725 for their laborH5999; 10for ifH518 5either of them fallsH5307, the oneH259 will liftH6965 upH6965 his companionH2270. But woeH337 to the oneH259 whoH7945 fallsH5307 when thereH369 isH369 notH369 6anotherH8145 to liftH6965 him upH6965! 11FurthermoreH1571, ifH518 twoH8147 lieH7901 downH7901 together they 7keepH2552 warmH2552, but 8howH349 can oneH259 beH2552 warmH2552 alone? 12And ifH518 9one can overpowerH8630 him who is aloneH259, twoH8147 can resistH5975H5048 him. A cordH2339 ofH8027 threeH8027 strands is not quicklyH4120 tornH5423 apartH5423.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit second ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Prov 27:20; Eccl 1:8; 5:10 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Eccl 2:21 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Eccl 1:13 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 4:10 Lit they fall ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 4:10 Lit a second ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 4:11 Lit have warmth ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 4:11 1 Kin 1:1-4 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Lit he ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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