Ecclesiastes 4:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

There is a person without a companion,  without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches.  ‘Who am I struggling for,’ he asks, ‘and depriving myself of good things? ’ This too is futile and a miserable task.

Cross References

1 John 2:16

For everything in the world #– #the lust of the flesh,  the lust of the eyes,  and the pride  in one’s possessions #– #is not from the Father, but is from the world.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon  are never satisfied, and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

Luke 12:20

‘But God said to him, “You fool!   This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things  are wearisome, more than anyone can say. The eye is not satisfied by seeing or the ear filled with hearing.

Matthew 11:28

‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I applied my mind to examine  and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven.  God has given people  this miserable task to keep them occupied.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no more room and you alone are left in the land.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The one who loves silver is never satisfied with silver, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding  to him.’

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful;  even at night, his mind does not rest.  This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

When there is a person whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill,  and he must give his portion to a person who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again, I saw futility under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:9

The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.  ,