Ecclesiastes 4

1 Then again, I, considered all the oppressive deeds which were done under the sun, —and lo! the tears of the oppressed, and they have no comforter, and, on the side of their oppressing, is power, and they have 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 So, I, pronounced happy the dead, who were, already, dead, —more than the living, who were living, still;

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

3 and, as better than both, him who had not yet come into being, —who had not seen the vexatious work, which was 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 Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour, —even this, was vanity, and a feeding on 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 dullard, claspeth his hands, and consumeth his own flesh.

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

6 Better a handful—with quietness, —than both hands, full—with toil, and feeding on wind.

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

7 Then again, I, looked at a vain thing under the sun: —

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

8 Here is one, without a second, even son or brother, he hath none, yet is there no end to all his toil, even his eye, is not satisfied with riches, —neither [saith he] For whom, am I toiling, and letting my soul want good? Even this, was vanity, yea a vexatious employment, it was!

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 Better are two, than one, —in that they have a good reward for their toil.

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

10 For, if the one should fall, [the other] would raise up his companion, —but alas! for him who is alone when he falleth, with no second to raise 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 Moreover, if two lie together, then have they warmth, —but how can, one, have warmth?

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

12 And, though an enemy should prevail against one, two, might make a stand before him, —and, a threefold cord, cannot soon be 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 a boy poor and wise, —than a king, old and stupid, who knoweth not how to take warning any longer.

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

14 For, out of prison, came he forth to reign, yea, even in his own kingdom, was he born poor.

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 all the living, who were going hither and thither under the sun, —[that they were] with the boy who was to be the second, who was to stand in the other’s place: —

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, to all before whom he came, yet, they who should come later, would not rejoice in him, —surely, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on 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