Ecclesiastes 4:8

God's Word

There are people who are all alone. They have no children or other family members. So there is no end to all the hard work they have to do. Their eyes are never satisfied with riches. But ⌞they never ask themselves⌟ why they are working so hard and depriving themselves of good things. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”

Psalm 39:6

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Psalm 39:7

And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!

Proverbs 27:20

Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person’s eyes are never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

With all my heart I used wisdom to study and explore everything done under heaven. Mortals are weighed down with a terrible burden that God has placed on them.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All of these sayings are worn-out phrases. They are more than anyone can express, comprehend, or understand.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

Here is someone who had worked hard with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet, he must turn over his estate to someone else, who didn’t work for it. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

Their entire life is filled with pain, and their work is unbearable. Even at night their minds don’t rest. Even this is pointless.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Next, I turned to look at something pointless under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoever loves money will never be satisfied with money. Whoever loves wealth will never be satisfied with more income. Even this is pointless.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields.

Isaiah 5:8

How horrible it will be for you who acquire house after house and buy field after field until there’s nothing left and you have to live by yourself in the land.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money on what cannot nourish you and your wages on what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me: Eat what is good, and enjoy the best foods.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’

1 John 2:16

Not everything that the world offers—physical gratification, greed, and extravagant lifestyles—comes from the Father. It comes from the world, and