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  4:1 ¶
So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter: |
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4:1 ¶
So Iº
returned,ºº
and consideredººº
allº
the oppressionsº
thatº
are doneºº
underº
the sun:º
and beholdº
the tearsº
of [such as were] oppressed,ººº
and they had noº
comforter;ºº
and on the sideºº
of their oppressorsºº
[there was] power;º
but they had noº
comforter.ºº |
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4:2
and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now. |
4:2
Wherefore Iº
praisedººº
the deadºº
which are alreadyºº
deadºº
more thanº
the livingº
whichºº
are yetº
alive.º |
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4:3
Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun. |
4:3
Yea, betterº
[is he] than bothºº
they,º
whichº
hath notº
yetº
been,º
whoº
hath notº
seenººº
the evilº
workº
thatº
is doneºº
underº
the sun.º |
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4:4 ¶
And I saw all labour, and all the diligent work, that this is a man's envy from his neighbour. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit. |
4:4 ¶
Again, Iº
consideredººº
allº
travail,º
and everyº
rightº
work,º
thatº
for thisº
a manº
is enviedº
of his neighbour.ºº
Thisº
[is] alsoº
vanityº
and vexationº
of spirit.º |
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4:5
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh. |
4:5
The foolº
foldethºº
his handsº
together,ºººº
and eatethººº
his own flesh.º |
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4:6
Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit. |
4:6
Betterº
[is] an handfulººº
[with] quietness,º
than both the handsº
fullºº
[with] travailº
and vexationº
of spirit.º |
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4:7 ¶
So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun. |
4:7 ¶
Then Iº
returned,ºº
and I sawºº
vanityº
underº
the sun.º |
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4:8
There is one [alone], and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother: yet there is no end to all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; and for whom do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? this is also vanity, and an evil trouble. |
4:8
There isº
oneº
[alone], and [there is] notº
a second;º
yea,º
he hath neitherº
childº
nor brother:º
yet [is there] noº
endº
of allº
his labour;º
neitherº
is his eyeº
satisfiedºº
with riches;º
neither [saith he], For whomº
do Iº
labour,º
and bereaveººº
my soulº
of good?ºº
Thisº
[is] alsoº
vanity,º
yea, itº
[is] a soreº
travail.º |
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4:9 ¶
Two [are] better than one, [seeing] they have a good reward for their labour. |
4:9 ¶
Twoº
[are] betterº
thanº
one;º
becauseº
they haveº
a goodº
rewardº
for their labour.º |
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4:10
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls, and there is not a second to lift him up. |
4:10
Forº
ifº
they fall,ºº
the oneº
will lift upººº
his fellow:º
but woeº
to him [that is] aloneº
when he falleth;ººº
for [he hath] notº
anotherº
to help him up.ºº |
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4:11
Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed [alone]? |
4:11
Again,º
ifº
twoº
lie together,ºº
then they have heat:ºº
but howº
can oneº
be warmºº
[alone]? |
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4:12
And if one should prevail against [him], the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken. |
4:12
And ifº
oneº
prevailºº
againstº
him, twoº
shall withstandººº
him; and a threefoldºº
cordº
is notº
quicklyº
broken.ºº |
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4:13 ¶
Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king, who knows not how to take heed any longer. |
4:13 ¶
Betterº
[is] a poorº
and a wiseº
childº
than an oldº
and foolishº
king,ºº
whoº
willºº
noº
moreº
be admonished.ºº |
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4:14
For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because [he] also that was in his kingdom has become poor. |
4:14
Forº
out of prisonºººº
he comethºº
to reign;ºº
whereasº
alsoº
[he that is] bornºº
in his kingdomº
becometh poor.ºº |
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4:15
I beheld all the living who were walking under the sun, with the second youth who shall stand up in each one's place. |
4:15
I consideredººº
allº
the livingº
which walkºº
underº
the sun,º
withº
the secondº
childº
thatº
shall stand upºº
in his stead.º |
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4:16
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them: and the last shall not rejoice in him: for this also is vanity and waywardness of spirit. |
4:16
[There is] noº
endº
of allº
the people,º
[even] of allº
thatº
have beenº
beforeº
them: they alsoº
that come afterº
shall notº
rejoiceºº
in him. Surelyº
thisº
alsoº
[is] vanityº
and vexationº
of spirit.º |
