Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one [alone] and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and [he saith not], For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
Psalms 39:6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Proverbs 27:20Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.
Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Ecclesiastes 5:10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. This also is vanity.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:8-13
The Vanity of Human Wishes. 7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 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. 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is… Read the whole commentary →