Ecclesiastes 4

1 Then I turned and saw all the oppressions which take place under the sun; and, behold, there were the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and from the hand of their oppressors there was violence, and they had no comforter.

and to return: again I and to see: see [obj] all [the] oppression which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun and behold tears [the] oppression and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort and from hand: themselves to oppress them strength and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort

2 Therefore I praised the dead, who have been long ago dead, more than the living, who are yet alive.

and to praise I [obj] [the] to die which/that already to die from [the] alive which they(masc.) alive still [to]

3 Yea, better than both of them is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work which is done under the sun.

and pleasant from two their [obj] which still not to be which not to see: see [obj] [the] deed [the] bad: evil which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun

4 And I saw all labor, and all success in work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.

and to see: see I [obj] all trouble and [obj] all skill [the] deed: work for he/she/it jealousy man: anyone from neighbor his also this vanity and longing spirit: breath

5 The fool foldeth his hands together and eateth his own flesh.

[the] fool to embrace [obj] hand his and to eat [obj] flesh his

6 Better is a hand full of quietness, than both hands full of weariness and striving after wind.

pleasant fullness palm quietness from fullness palm trouble and longing spirit: breath

7 Then I turned and saw other vanity under the sun.

and to return: again I and to see: see vanity underneath: under [the] sun

8 There is one who is alone, and no one with him; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end to all his labor, and his eye is not satisfied with riches. “For whom, then [[saith he]], do I labor and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity; yea, it is an evil thing!

there one and nothing second also son: child and brother: male-sibling nothing to/for him and nothing end to/for all trouble his also (eye his *Q(K)*) not to satisfy riches and to/for who? I laborious and to lack [obj] soul: myself my from welfare also this vanity and task bad: harmful he/she/it

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

pleasant [the] two from [the] one which there to/for them wages pleasant in/on/with trouble their

10 For if they fall, the one will lift his fellow up; but woe to him who is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to help him up!

that if: except if: except to fall: fall [the] one to arise: raise [obj] companion his and to/for woe! him [the] one which/that to fall: fall and nothing second to/for to arise: raise him

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone?

also if to lie down: lay down two and to warm to/for them and to/for one how? to warm

12 And if an enemy prevail against one, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

and if to prevail him [the] one [the] two to stand: stand before him and [the] thread [the] to do three not in/on/with haste to tear

13 Better is a child poor but wise, than a king old and foolish, who will no more be admonished.

pleasant youth poor and wise from king old and fool which not to know to/for to warn still

14 For out of prison cometh forth such a one to reign; for in his own kingdom he was born a poor man.

for from house: home [the] to bind to come out: come to/for to reign for also in/on/with royalty his to beget be poor

15 I saw that all the living, who walk under the sun, were with the child who stood up in his stead.

to see: see [obj] all [the] alive [the] to go: walk underneath: under [the] sun with [the] youth [the] second which to stand: stand underneath: instead him

16 There was no end to all the people before whom he went forth; yet they that come afterwards shall not rejoice in him. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.

nothing end to/for all [the] people to/for all which to be to/for face: before their also [the] last not to rejoice in/on/with him for also this vanity and striving spirit: breath