Verse 8
Ecclesiastes 4:8
American Standard Version
8
There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, [saith he], do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְ/אֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָ/אָ֣ח אֵֽין ל֗/וֹ וְ/אֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְ/כָל עֲמָל֔/וֹ גַּם עיני/ו עֵינ֖/וֹ לֹא תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּ/לְ/מִ֣י אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּ/מְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת נַפְשִׁ/י֙ מִ/טּוֹבָ֔ה גַּם זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְ/עִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא
English Translation
There is one, and there is no second; also, there is no son or brother for him, and there is no end to all his toil; also, his eyes are not satisfied with wealth. And for whom am I toiling and depriving my soul of good? This too is vanity and a great evil.
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