Ecclesiastes 4:8 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers

H3426 There is H259 one H8145 alone, and there is not a second H1121 ; yea, he hath neither child H251 nor brother H7093 : yet is there no end H5999 of all his labour H5869 ; neither is his eye H7646 satisfied [H8799]   H6239 with riches H6001 ; neither saith he, For whom do I labour H2637 , and bereave [H8764]   H5315 my soul H2896 of good H1892 ? This is also vanity H7451 , yea, it is a sore H6045 travail.

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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.

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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.]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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