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For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

For there is H3426 a man H120 whose labour H5999 is in wisdom, H2451 and in knowledge, H1847 and in equity; H3788 yet to a man H120 that hath not laboured H5998 (QalPerf) therein shall he leave^§ H5414 (QalImpf) it for his portion. H2506 This also is vanity H1892 and a great H7227 evil. H7451

Ecclesiastes 2:21 Heb. give

οτι εστιν ανθρωπος ου μοχθος αυτου εν σοφια και εν γνωσει και εν ανδρεια και ανθρωπος ος ουκ εμοχθησεν εν αυτω δωσει αυτω μεριδα αυτου και γε τουτο ματαιοτης και πονηρια μεγαλη

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.

Again, I considered H7200 (QalPerf) all travail, H5999 and every right H3788 work,^§ H4639 that for this a man H376 is envied H7068 of his neighbour.^§ H7453 This is also vanity H1892 and vexation H7469 of spirit. H7307

Ecclesiastes 4:4a Heb. all the rightness of work
Ecclesiastes 4:4b Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour

και ειδον εγω συν παντα τον μοχθον και συν πασαν ανδρειαν του ποιηματος οτι αυτο ζηλος ανδρος απο του εταιρου αυτου και γε τουτο ματαιοτης και προαιρεσις πνευματος

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

When goods H2896 increase, H7235 (QalInf) they are increased H7231 (QalPerf) that eat H398 (QalActPtc) them: and what good H3788 is there to the owners H1167 thereof, saving H518 the beholding H7207 (Qere) H7212 (QalPtc) of them with their eyes? H5869

^[5:10] εν πληθει της αγαθωσυνης επληθυνθησαν εσθοντες αυτην και τι ανδρεια τω παρ αυτης οτι αλλ η του οραν οφθαλμοις αυτου