Ecclesiastes 4:4 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is [the result of] rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then I saw that all painful effort in labor and all skill in work comes from man's rivalry with his neighbor. This is also vanity, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it. American Standard Version (1901) Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. Common English Bible I also observed that people work hard and become good at what they do only out of mutual envy. This too is pointless, just wind chasing. Catholic Public Domain Version Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety. |