KJV:
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
NASB:
There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, "And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?" This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.
KJV:
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
NASB:
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.
KJV:
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
NASB:
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.
KJV:
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
NASB:
a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.
KJV:
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
NASB:
What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.
KJV:
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
NASB:
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
KJV:
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
NASB:
Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
KJV:
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
NASB:
In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider-- God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.