Ecclesiastes 4:8
What about someone who has no family to help him, no brother or son, who works all the time, but isn't satisfied with the money he makes. “Who am I working for?” he asks himself. “Why am I preventing myself from enjoying life?” Such a situation is hard to explain—it's an evil business!
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9Two are better than one, for they can help each other in their work.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It's not good for Adam to be alone. I will make someone to help him, someone that's like him.”
Psalms 39:6Human beings are just shadows walking around. They pointlessly rush through life, trying to pile up possessions without knowing who will get them.
Proverbs 27:20In the same way that the grave and destruction are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:13I decided to focus my mind to explore, using wisdom, everything that happens here on earth. This is a tough assignment that God has given people to keep them busy!
Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one, for they can help each other in their work.
Ecclesiastes 5:10People who love money never have enough money; those who love wealth never have enough income. This too is so temporary and makes little sense.
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 →