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Ecclesiastes

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There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then,'saith he , do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

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American Standard Version There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then,'saith he , do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
King James Bible There is one that is alone, and he hath there is not a second; yea, he hath neither son child nor brother; brother: yet is there no end of all his labor, labour; neither are is his eyes eye satisfied with riches. riches; neither saith he, For whom then,'saith he , do I labor, labour, and deprive bereave my soul of good? This is also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Hebrew Greek English There is one that is alone, and he hath not was a second; yea, he hath certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor brother; a brother, yet is there was no end of to all his labor, neither are labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches. For riches and he never asked, "And for whom then,'saith he , do am I labor, laboring and deprive my soul depriving myself of good? pleasure?" This also too is vanity, yea, vanity and it is a sore travail.grievous task.
New American Standard Bible 1995 There is one that is alone, and he hath not was a second; yea, he hath certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor brother; a brother, yet is there was no end of to all his labor, neither are labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches. For riches and he never asked, "And for whom then,'saith he , do am I labor, laboring and deprive my soul depriving myself of good? pleasure?" This also too is vanity, yea, vanity and it is a sore travail.grievous task.