Ecclesiastes 4 — WBMS
4Verse 1I turned me to other things, and I saw false challenges, that be done under the sun, and the tears of the guiltless, and no man a comforter; and that they destitute, either forsaken, of the help of all men, may not against-stand the violence of them.Verse 2And I praised more dead men than living men;Verse 3and I deemed him, that was not born yet, and saw not the evils that be done under the sun, to be more blessed than ever either.Verse 4Again I beheld all the travails of men, and busynesses; and I perceived that those be open to [the] envy of the neighbour; and therefore in this is vanity, and superfluous busyness.Verse 5A fool foldeth together his hands, and eateth his flesh,Verse 6and saith, Better is an handful, with rest, than ever either hand full, with travail and torment of soul.Verse 7I beheld and found also another vanity under the sun;Verse 8one there is, and he hath not a second; neither a son, nor a brother; and nevertheless he ceaseth not to travail, neither his eyes be filled with riches; neither he bethinketh him, and saith, To whom travail I, and deceive my soul in goods? In this also is vanity, and the worst torment.Verse 9Therefore it is better, that two be together than one; for they have profit of their fellowship.Verse 10If one falleth down, he shall be underset of the tother; woe to him that is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to raise him up.Verse 11And if twain sleep together, they shall be nourished together; how shall one be made hot?Verse 12And if any man hath [the] mastery against one, twain [or two] against-stand him; a threefold cord is broken of hard.Verse 13A poor man and wise is better than an eld [or old] king and foolish, that cannot before-see into time to coming [or after].Verse 14For sometime a man goeth out, both from prison and chains, to a realm; and another, born into a realm, is wasted by neediness.Verse 15I saw all men living that go under the sun, with the second young waxing man, that shall rise for him.Verse 16The number of people, of all that were before him, is great without measure, and they that shall come afterward, shall not be glad in him; but also this is vanity and torment of the spirit.