Ecclesiastes 4:8 - Y'all Version Bible

⁸ There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is emptiness. Yes, it is a miserable business.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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

⁸ 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)

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.

Common English Bible

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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 YHWH God said, “It is not good for the human to be alone. I will make a corresponding ally for him.”

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every person walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. They amass wealth without knowing who will get it.

Psalm 39:7

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so a person’s eyes are never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

For there is a person whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness, yet they must leave their portion to someone who has not labored for it. This also is emptiness and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is emptiness.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned and saw emptiness under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoever loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, and whoever loves abundance will not be satisfied with their income. This also is emptiness.

Ecclesiastes 5:9

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to those who add house to house, and join field to field, until there is no more room, so that y’all dwell alone in the middle of the land!

Isaiah 55:2

Why do y’all spend money on what is not bread, and y’all’s labor for what doesn’t satisfy? Y’all must listen-listen to me, and eat what is good, and let y’all’s soul delight itself in richness.

Matthew 11:28

“Y’all come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give y’all rest.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you. But who will get the things that you prepared for yourself?’

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.