Ecclesiastes 4:1 Then I returned7725 and saw7200 all the oppressions6217 that are done6213 under the sun:8121 and, behold, the tears1832 of such as were oppressed,6231 and they had no comforter;5162 and on the side3027 of their oppressors6231 there was power;3581 but they had no comforter.5162 cr 2 Wherefore I praised7623 the dead4191 that have been3528 long dead4191 more than the living2416 that are yet5728 alive;2416 cr 3 yea, better2896{Or, better than they both is he that etc.} than them both8147 did I esteem him that hath not yet5728 been, who hath not seen7200 the evil7451 work4639 that is done6213 under the sun.8121 cr 4 Then I saw7200 all labor5999 and every skilful3788{Or, successful} work,4639 that for{Or, it cometh of a man’s rivalry with his neighbor} this a man376 is envied7068 of his neighbor.7453 This also is vanity1892 and a striving7469 after wind.7307 cr 5 The fool3684 foldeth2263 his hands3027 together,2263 and eateth398 his own flesh.1320 cr 6 Better2896 is a handful,3709 with{Or, of} quietness,5183 than two2651 handfuls4393 with{Or, of} labor5999 and striving7469 after wind.7307 cr 7 Then I returned7725 and saw7200 vanity1892 under the sun.8121 cr 8 There is3426 one259 that is alone, and he hath not a second;8145 yea, he hath neither son1121 nor brother;251 yet is there no end7093 of all his labor,5999 neither are his eyes5869 satisfied7646 with riches.6239 For whom then, saith he, do I labor,6001 and deprive2637 my soul5315 of good?2896 This also is vanity,1892 yea, it is a sore7451 travail.6045 cr 9 Two8147 are better2896 than one,259 because they have3426 a good2896 reward7939 for their labor.5999 cr 10 For if they fall,5307 the one259 will lift up6965 his fellow;2270 but woe337 to him that is alone259 when he falleth,5307 and hath not another8145 to lift him up.6965 cr 11 Again,1571 if two8147 lie together,7901 then they have warmth;2552 but how can one259 be warm alone?3179 cr 12 And if a man259 prevail8630 against him that is alone, two8147 shall withstand5975 him; and a threefold8027 cord2339 is not quickly4120 broken.5423 cr 13 Better2896 is a poor4542 and wise2450 youth3206 than an old2205 and foolish3684 king,4428 who knoweth3045 not how to receive admonition any more.2094 cr 14 For out of prison631 he came3318 forth to be king;4427 yea, even in his kingdom4438 he was born3205 poor.7326 cr 15 I saw7200 all the living2416 that walk1980 under the sun,8121 that they were with the youth,3206 the second,8145 that stood up in his stead.5975 cr 16 There{Or, There is no end, in the mind of all the people, to all that hath been before them; they also etc.} was no end7093 of all the people,5971 even of all them over whom he was:6440 yet they that come after314 shall not rejoice8055 in him. Surely this also is vanity1892 and a striving7475 after wind.7307 cr