Ecclesiastes 4:4 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong NumbersI 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769Again, 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionThen 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. See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon English BibleI 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionAgain, 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. See the chapter |