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

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but 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]

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long 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

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has 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

Then I saw all the labour and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

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

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and chasing after wind.

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

Then 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 who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labour and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.

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 who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have 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 keep warm alone?

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

If a man prevails against one who is alone, 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 and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.

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 prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

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 who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.

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 was no end of all the people, even of all them over whom he was—yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a chasing after wind.