Ecclesiastes 4

1 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

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.

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

Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;

3 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

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.

4 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

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.

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

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

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

Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.

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

And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

8 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

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.

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

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 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

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!

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

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

12 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

And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

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

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.

14 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

For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

15 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

I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in his stead.

16 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

[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.