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Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

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ASV

There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

KJV

There 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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Original language & word study

31 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426
אֶחָד֩'e.Chad[was] one [person]H259
וְאֵ֨יןve.'Einand there notH369
שֵׁנִ֜יshe.Ni[was] a secondH8145
גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
בֵּ֧ןbena sonH1121
וָאָ֣חva.'Achand a brotherH251
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369
ל֗וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
קֵץ֙ketz[was] an endH7093
לְכָל־le.kholto allH3605
עֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.Lotoil hisH5999
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
עֵינ֖וֹei.naveye hisH5869
לֹא־lo'-notH3808
תִשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'it was satisfiedH7646
עֹ֑שֶׁר'O.sherwealthH6239
וּלְמִ֣י׀u.le.Miand for whom?H4310
אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni[am] IH589
עָמֵ֗ל'a.Mela laborerH6001
וּמְחַסֵּ֤רu.me.cha.Serand deprivingH2637
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shiself myH5315
מִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.Vahfrom goodH2896
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
זֶ֥הzehthisH2088
הֶ֛בֶלHe.vel[is] futilityH1892
וְעִנְיַ֥ןve.'in.Yanand [is] a task ofH6045
רָ֖עra'evilH7451
הֽוּא׃Hu'itH1931

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain