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======= Ecclesiastes 4:1 ============
Ecl 4:1 Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:1 So I turned me, and considered all the violent wronge that is done vnder the Sonne: and beholde, the teares of soch as were oppressed, and there was no man to comforte them, or that wolde delyuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:1 So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, & none comforteth them.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:1 So I turned me, and considered all the violent wrong that is done vnder the sunne: and beholde the teares of such as were oppressed, and there was no man to comfort them, or that woulde deliuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:1 And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:1 Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:1 Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:1 [Verti me ad alia, et vidi calumnias quæ sub sole geruntur, et lacrimas innocentium, et neminem consolatorem, nec posse resistere eorum violentiæ, cunctorum auxilio destitutos,(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:1 Ich wandte mich um und sah an alles Unrecht, das geschah unter der Sonne; und siehe, da waren die Tränen derer, so Unrecht litten und hatten keinen Tröster; und die ihnen Unrecht taten, waren zu mächtig, daß sie keinen Tröster haben konnten.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:1 καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ καὶ εἶδον σὺν πάσας τὰς συκοφαντίας τὰς γινομένας ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον καὶ ἰδοὺ δάκρυον τῶν συκοφαντουμένων καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν καὶ ἀπὸ χειρὸς συκοφαντούντων αὐτοὺς ἰσχύς καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς παρακαλῶν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:1 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter-- On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:2 ============
Ecl 4:2 So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:2 Wherfore I iudged those that are deed, to be more happie then soch as be alyue:(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:2 Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:2 Wherfore I iudged those that are dead, to be more happy then those that be alyue?(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:2 Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:2 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:2 et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes;(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:2 Da lobte ich die Toten, die schon gestorben waren, mehr denn die Lebendigen, die noch das Leben hatten;(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:2 καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:3 ============
Ecl 4:3 But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:3 yee him that is yet vnborne to be better at ease the they both, because he seith not the miserable workes that are done vnder the Sonne.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:3 And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:3 Yea him that is yet vnborne, to be better at ease then they both: because he seeth not the miserable workes that are done vnder the sunne.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:3 and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:3 yea, better than them both [did I esteem] him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:3 But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:3 et feliciorem utroque judicavi qui necdum natus est, nec vidit mala quæ sub sole fiunt.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:3 und besser als alle beide ist, der noch nicht ist und des Bösen nicht innewird, das unter der Sonne geschieht.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:3 καὶ ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ τοὺς δύο τούτους ὅστις οὔπω ἐγένετο ὃς οὐκ εἶδεν σὺν τὸ ποίημα τὸ πονηρὸν τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:3 Yet, better than both is he who has never existed, Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:4 ============
Ecl 4:4 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.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:4 Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of laboure was hated of euery man. This is also a vaine thinge, and a vexacion of mynde.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:4 Also I beheld all trauaile, & all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie & vexation of spirit.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:4 Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of labour that euery man taketh in hande, was done of enuie agaynst his neighbour: This is also a vayne thyng, and a vexation of mynde.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:4 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.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:4 And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:4 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.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:4 I saw that all labor and success spring from a man's envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:4 Rursum contemplatus sum omnes labores hominum, et industrias animadverti patere invidiæ proximi; et in hoc ergo vanitas et cura superflua est.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:4 Ich sah an Arbeit und Geschicklichkeit in allen Sachen; da neidet einer den andern. Das ist auch eitel und Haschen nach dem Wind.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:4 καὶ εἶδον ἐγὼ σὺν πάντα τὸν μόχθον καὶ σὺν πᾶσαν ἀνδρείαν τοῦ ποιήματος ὅτι αὐτὸ ζῆλος ἀνδρὸς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἑταίρου αὐτοῦ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:5 ============
Ecl 4:5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:5 The foole foldeth his handes together, & eateth vp his owne flesh.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:5 The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:5 The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:5 Stultus complicat manus suas, et comedit carnes suas, dicens:(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:5 Ein Narr schlägt die Finger ineinander und verzehrt sich selbst.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:5 ὁ ἄφρων περιέλαβεν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφαγεν τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:5 The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:6 ============
Ecl 4:6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:6 One handfull (saieth he) is better wt rest, the both ye handes full with labor and trauayle.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:6 Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:6 One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:6 Melior est pugillus cum requie, quam plena utraque manus cum labore et afflictione animi.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:6 Es ist besser eine Handvoll mit Ruhe denn beide Fäuste voll mit Mühe und Haschen nach Wind.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:6 ἀγαθὸν πλήρωμα δρακὸς ἀναπαύσεως ὑπὲρ πλήρωμα δύο δρακῶν μόχθου καὶ προαιρέσεως πνεύματος(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:6 Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:7 ============
Ecl 4:7 Then I looked again at vanity under the sun.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:7 Morouer, I turned me, and beholde yet another vanite vnder the Sonne.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:7 Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:7 Moreouer I turned me, and beholde yet another vanitie vnder the sunne.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:7 And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:7 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:7 Again, I saw futility under the sun.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:7 Considerans, reperi et aliam vanitatem sub sole.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:7 Ich wandte mich um und sah die Eitelkeit unter der Sonne.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:7 καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ καὶ εἶδον ματαιότητα ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:8 ============
Ecl 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)
Ecl 4:8 There is one man, no mo but himself alone, hauynge nether childe ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches, (yet doth he not remembre himself, & saye:) For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne and miserable thinge.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:8 There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:8 There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: yet saith he not for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:8 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.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:8 There is one [alone] and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and [he saith not], For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:8 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.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: "For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?" This too is futile--a miserable task.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:8 Unus est, et secundum non habet, non filium, non fratrem, et tamen laborare non cessat, nec satiantur oculi ejus divitiis; nec recogitat, dicens: Cui laboro, et fraudo animam meam bonis? In hoc quoque vanitas est et afflictio pessima.]~(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:8 Es ist ein einzelner, und nicht selbander, und hat weder Kind noch Bruder; doch ist seines Arbeitens kein Ende, und seine Augen werden Reichtums nicht satt. Wem arbeite ich doch und breche meiner Seele ab? Das ist auch eitel und eine böse Mühe.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:8 ἔστιν εἷς καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν δεύτερος καί γε υἱὸς καὶ ἀδελφὸς οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν περασμὸς τῷ παντὶ μόχθῳ αὐτοῦ καί γε ὀφθαλμὸς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐμπίπλαται πλούτου καὶ τίνι ἐγὼ μοχθῶ καὶ στερίσκω τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ ἀγαθωσύνης καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ περισπασμὸς πονηρός ἐστιν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:8 There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:9 ============
Ecl 4:9 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:9 Therfore two are better then one, for they maye well enioye the profit of their laboure.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:9 Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:9 Therfore two are better then one, for they may well enioy the profite of their labour: For yf one of them fall, his companion helpeth him vp agayne.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:9 [Melius est ergo duos esse simul quam unum; habent enim emolumentum societatis suæ.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:9 So ist's ja besser zwei als eins; denn sie genießen doch ihrer Arbeit wohl.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:9 ἀγαθοὶ οἱ δύο ὑπὲρ τὸν ἕνα οἷς ἔστιν αὐτοῖς μισθὸς ἀγαθὸς ἐν μόχθῳ αὐτῶν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:9 Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:10 ============
Ecl 4:10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:10 Yf one of them fall, his companyon helpeth him vp againe: But wo is him that is alone, for yf he fall, he hath not another to helpe him vp.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:10 For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:10 But wo is him that is alone: for yf he fal, he hath not another to helpe him vp.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:10 For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:10 Si unus ceciderit, ab altero fulcietur. Væ soli, quia cum ceciderit, non habet sublevantem se.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:10 Fällt ihrer einer so hilft ihm sein Gesell auf. Weh dem, der allein ist! Wenn er fällt, so ist keiner da, der ihm aufhelfe.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:10 ὅτι ἐὰν πέσωσιν ὁ εἷς ἐγερεῖ τὸν μέτοχον αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐαὶ αὐτῷ τῷ ἑνί ὅταν πέσῃ καὶ μὴ ᾖ δεύτερος τοῦ ἐγεῖραι αὐτόν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:11 ============
Ecl 4:11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:11 Agayne, when two slepe together, they are warme: but how can a body be warme alone?(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:11 Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:11 Agayne, when two sleepe together they are warme: but howe can a body be warme alone?(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone] ?(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:11 Et si dormierint duo, fovebuntur mutuo; unus quomodo calefiet?(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:11 Auch wenn zwei beieinander liegen, wärmen sie sich; wie kann ein einzelner warm werden?(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:11 καί γε ἐὰν κοιμηθῶσιν δύο καὶ θέρμη αὐτοῖς καὶ ὁ εἷς πῶς θερμανθῇ(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:12 ============
Ecl 4:12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:12 One maye be ouercome, but two maye make resistauce: A thre folde cable is not lightly broken.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:12 And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:12 One may be ouercome, but two may make resistaunce: A three folde gable is not lightly broken.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:12 And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:12 And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:12 And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:12 Et si quispiam prævaluerit contra unum, duo resistunt ei; funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:12 Einer mag überwältigt werden, aber zwei mögen widerstehen; und eine dreifältige Schnur reißt nicht leicht entzwei.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:12 καὶ ἐὰν ἐπικραταιωθῇ ὁ εἷς οἱ δύο στήσονται κατέναντι αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ σπαρτίον τὸ ἔντριτον οὐ ταχέως ἀπορραγήσεται(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:13 ============
Ecl 4:13 A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:13 A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:13 A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:13 Melior est puer pauper et sapiens, rege sene et stulto, qui nescit prævidere in posterum.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:13 Ein armes Kind, das weise ist, ist besser denn ein alter König, der ein Narr ist und weiß nicht sich zu hüten.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:13 ἀγαθὸς παῖς πένης καὶ σοφὸς ὑπὲρ βασιλέα πρεσβύτερον καὶ ἄφρονα ὃς οὐκ ἔγνω τοῦ προσέχειν ἔτι(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:13 Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:14 ============
Ecl 4:14 For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:14 Some one commeth out of preson, & is made a kynge: & another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:14 For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:14 Some one commeth out of prison, and is made a kyng: and another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouertie.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:14 For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:14 Quod de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum; et alius, natus in regno, inopia consumatur.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:14 Es kommt einer aus dem Gefängnis zum Königreich; und einer, der in seinem Königreich geboren ist, verarmt.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:14 ὅτι ἐξ οἴκου τῶν δεσμίων ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι ὅτι καί γε ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐγεννήθη πένης(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:14 For he comes out of prison to be king, Although he was born poor in his kingdom.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:15 ============
Ecl 4:15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces him.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:15 And I perceaued, yt all men lyuynge vnder the Sonne, go wt the seconde childe, that commeth vp in the steade of the other.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:15 I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:15 And I perceaued that all men lyuyng vnder the sunne, go with the seconde childe that shall stande vp in the steade of the other.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:15 I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in his stead.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:15 I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:15 Vidi cunctos viventes qui ambulant sub sole cum adolescente secundo, qui consurget pro eo.(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:15 Und ich sah, daß alle Lebendigen unter der Sonne wandelten bei dem andern, dem Kinde, das an jenes Statt sollte aufkommen.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:15 εἶδον σὺν πάντας τοὺς ζῶντας τοὺς περιπατοῦντας ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον μετὰ τοῦ νεανίσκου τοῦ δευτέρου ὃς στήσεται ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun; They were with the second youth who stands in his place.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 4:16 ============
Ecl 4:16 There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 4:16 As for the people that haue bene before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their ioye the greater thorow him. This is also a vayne thinge and a vexacion of mynde.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 4:16 There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 4:16 As for the people that haue ben before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable, and they that come after him shall not reioyce in him: This is also a vayne thyng, and vexation of mynde.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 4:16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 4:16 [There is] no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 4:16 There was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was: yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 4:16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 4:16 Infinitus numerus est populi omnium qui fuerunt ante eum, et qui postea futuri sunt non lætabuntur in eo; sed et hoc vanitas et afflictio spiritus.]~(Latin-405AD)
Ecl 4:16 Und des Volks, das vor ihm ging, war kein Ende und des, das ihm nachging; und wurden sein doch nicht froh. Das ist auch eitel und Mühe um Wind.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 4:16 οὐκ ἔστιν περασμὸς τῷ παντὶ λαῷ τοῖς πᾶσιν ὅσοι ἐγένοντο ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν καί γε οἱ ἔσχατοι οὐκ εὐφρανθήσονται ἐν αὐτῷ ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 4:16 There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king; Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.(NKJV-1982)
======= Ecclesiastes 5:1 ============
Ecl 5:1 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.(NASB-1995)
Ecl 5:1 Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.(Coverdale-1535)
Ecl 5:1 (4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.(Geneva-1560)
Ecl 5:1 When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.(Bishops-1568)
Ecc 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.(KJV-1611)
Ecl 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.(Darby-1890)
Ecl 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.(ASV-1901)
Ecl 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.(Berean-2021)
Ecl 5:1 [Custodi pedem tuum ingrediens domum Dei, et appropinqua ut audias. Multo enim melior est obedientia quam stultorum victimæ, qui nesciunt quid faciunt mali.](Latin-405AD)
Ecl 5:1 Bewahre deinen Fuß, wenn du zum Hause Gottes gehst, und komme, daß du hörst. Das ist besser als der Narren Opfer; denn sie wissen nicht, was sie Böses tun.(Luther-1545)
Ecl 5:1 φύλαξον πόδα σου ἐν ᾧ ἐὰν πορεύῃ εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ ἀκούειν ὑπὲρ δόμα τῶν ἀφρόνων θυσία σου ὅτι οὔκ εἰσιν εἰδότες τοῦ ποιῆσαι κακόν(LXX-132BC)
Ecl 5:1 Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.(NKJV-1982)
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