Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.
He has neither son nor brother.
Yet there is no end to all his labors,
Nor is his aeye satisfied with riches.
But bhe never asks,
“For whom do I toil and deprive myself of cgood?”
This also is vanity and a1 grave misfortune.
The Value of a Friend
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
| << Ecclesiastes 4:6 | Ecclesiastes 4:8 >> |
American Standard Version
Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
Amplified® Bible
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun [in one of its peculiar forms].
Contemporary English Version
Once again I saw that nothing on earth makes sense.
Darby English Version
And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
Good News Bible
I have noticed something else in life that is useless.
King James Version
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
New American Standard Bible
Then I looked again at vanity under the sun.
New International Version
Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
New King James Version
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I looked again at vanity under the sun.
Revised Standard Version
Again, I saw vanity under the sun:
Young's Literal Translation
And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
| << Ecclesiastes 4:6 | Ecclesiastes 4:8 >> |
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