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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Here is one alone–no one with him; he neither has child nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labor, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither does he ask, For whom do I labor and deprive myself of good? This is also vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy business. [Prov. 27:20; I John 2:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

There are people who are utterly alone, with no companions, not even a child or a sibling. Yet they work hard without end, never satisfied with their wealth. So for whom am I working so hard and depriving myself of enjoyment? This too is pointless and a terrible obsession.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: "For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?" In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.

Ecclesiastes 4:8 Tagairtí Cros

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.’

Proverbs 27:20

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

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.

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.

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 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 4:7

Again, I saw futility under the sun:

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.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

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

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.

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.

Matthew 11:28

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

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? ”

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.