Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he has not, and there is no end to all his labor! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and [he does not say], “For whom am I laboring and bereaving my soul of good?” This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
7And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
9The two [are] better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labor.
Cross References
Genesis 2:18And YHWH God says, “[It is] not good for the man to be alone; I make him a helper as his counterpart.”
Psalms 39:6Only, each habitually walks in an image, || Only, [in] vain, they are disquieted, || He heaps up and does not know who gathers them.
Proverbs 27:20Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, || And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that has been done under the heavens. It [is] a sad travail God has given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.
Ecclesiastes 4:9The two [are] better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labor.
Ecclesiastes 5:10Whoever is loving silver is not satisfied [with] silver, nor he who is in love with stores [with] increase. Even 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 →