Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:8

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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit second ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Prov 27:20; Eccl 1:8; 5:10 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Eccl 2:21 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Eccl 1:13 ↩

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