Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one alone, and he hath not a companion; yea, he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end to all his toil; his eye also is not satisfied with riches. Yet for whom do I toil, and deprive my soul of good? Also this is vanity, yea, it is a bad employment.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
7Then I turned about, and I saw a vanity under the sun.
9Two are better than one; because they will have a good reward for their toil.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help suitable for him.
Psalms 39:6(39:7) As nothing but a shadowy image doth man walk about, yea, for vanity only do all make a noise: he heapeth up his gains, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Proverbs 27:20The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I directed my heart to inquire and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this is an evil employment which God hath given to the sons of man to busy themselves therewith.
Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they will have a good reward for their toil.
Ecclesiastes 5:10(5:9) He that loveth money will never be satisfied with money; nor he that loveth abundance, with any increase. Also this 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 →