Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:4-8

4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.12 5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

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  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 4:4 every…: Heb. all the rightness of work. ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 4:4 for this…: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour. ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4

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