Verse 7
Ecclesiastes 4:7
Young's Literal Translation
7
And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/שַׁ֧בְתִּי אֲנִ֛י וָ/אֶרְאֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל תַּ֥חַת הַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
English Translation
And I will return, and I will see vanity under the sun.
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Chapter 4 Context
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And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of th...
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And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.
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And better than both of them [is] he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work t...
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And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of...
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The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:
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'Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.'
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And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
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There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all...
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The two [are] better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.
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For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but woe to the one who falleth and there is not...
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Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?
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And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily...
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Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any mo...
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For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been po...
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I have seen all the living, who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who doth stand in h...
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there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him....
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