| Ecclesiastes 4:7 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Then I looked again at vanity under the sun. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Next, I turned to look at something pointless under the sun:(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. |
| ASV: | Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| BBE: | Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun. |
| DBY: | And I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| ERV: | Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| JPS: | Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| WBS: | Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. |
| WEB: | Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
| YLT: | And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun: |
| Ecclesiastes 4:7 Cross References |
| XREF: | Ecclesiastes 4:6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, "And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?" This too is vanity and it is a grievous task. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 4:7,8 Frequently, the more men have, the more they would have; and on this they are so intent, that they get no enjoyment from what they have. Selfishness is the cause of this evil. A selfish man cares for nobody; there is none to take care of but himself, yet he will scarcely allow necessary rest to himself, and the people he employs. He never thinks he has enough. He has enough for his calling, for his family, but he has not enough for his eyes. Many are so set upon the world, that in pursuit of it they bereave themselves, not only of the favour of God and eternal life, but of the pleasures of this life. The distant relations or strangers who inherit such a man's wealth, never thank him. Covetousness gathers strength by time and habit; men tottering on the brink of the grave, grow more grasping and griping. Alas, and how often do we see men professing to be followers of Him, who, though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, anxiously scraping money together and holding it fast, excusing themselves by common-place talking about the necessity of care, and the danger of extravagance! |
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