Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one who is alone, and no one with him; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end to all his labor, and his eye is not satisfied with riches. “For whom, then [[saith he]], do I labor and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity; yea, it is an evil thing!
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In The King James Version
In Context
7Then I turned and saw other vanity under the sun.
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
Cross References
Psalms 39:6Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely he disquieteth himself in vain; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Proverbs 27:20The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my mind to seek and to search out with wisdom concerning all things which are done under heaven; an evil business, which God hath given to the sons of men, in which to employ themselves.
Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
Ecclesiastes 5:10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; and he that loveth riches shall have no profit from them. 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 →