Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 4:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 4:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. ”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also I beheld all trauaile, and all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 4:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4
2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:4 Mean?
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