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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 H3588 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 H5998 not H3808 laboured H5998 therein shall he leave^§ it H5414 for his portion. H2506 This H2088 also H1571 is vanity H1892 and a great H7227 evil. H7451

Ecclesiastes 2:21 Heb. give

ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) ἔστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) ἄνθρωπος, G444 (N-NSM) οὗ G3739 (R-GSM) μόχθος G3449 (N-NSM) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) ἐν G1722 (PREP) σοφίᾳ G4678 (N-DSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) γνώσει G1108 (N-DSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ἀνδρείᾳ, καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἄνθρωπος, G444 (N-NSM) ὃς G3739 (R-NSM) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἐμόχθησεν ἐν G1722 (PREP) αὐτῷ, G846 (P-DSM) δώσει G1325 (V-FAI-3S) αὐτῷ G846 (P-DSM) μερίδα G3310 (N-ASF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) Καί G2532 (CONJ) γε G1065 (PRT) τοῦτο G5124 (D-NSN) ματαιότης G3153 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πονηρία G4189 (N-NSF) μεγάλη. G3173 (A-NSF)

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 H589 considered H7200 H853 all H3605 travail, H5999 andH853 every H3605 right H3788 work,^§ H4639 that H3588 for this H1931 a man H376 is envied H7068 of his neighbour.^§ H7453 This H2088 is also H1571 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

Καὶ G2532 (CONJ) εἶδον G1492 (V-2AAI-1S) ἐγὼ G1473 (P-1NS) σὺν G4862 (PREP) πάντα G3956 (A-ASM) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) μόχθον G3449 (N-ASM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) σὺν G4862 (PREP) πᾶσαν G3956 (A-ASF) ἀνδρείαν τοῦ G3588 (T-GSN) ποιήματος, G4161 (N-GSN) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) αὐτὸ G846 (P-NSN) ζῆλος G2205 (N-NSM) ἀνδρὸς G435 (N-GSM) ἀπὸ G575 (PREP) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) ἑταίρου G2083 (N-GSM) αὐτοῦ· G846 (P-GSM) καί G2532 (CONJ) γε G1065 (PRT) τοῦτο G5124 (D-NSN) ματαιότης G3153 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) προαίρεσις πνεύματος. G4151 (N-GSN)

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 they are increased H7231 that eat them: H398 and what H4100 good H3788 is there to the owners thereof, H1167 saving H3588 H518 the beholding H7212 of them with their eyes? H5869

^‡Ἐν G1722 (PREP) πλήθει G4128 (N-DSN) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) ἀγαθωσύνης G19 (N-GSF) ἐπληθύνθησαν G4129 (V-API-3P) ἔσθοντες αὐτήν· G846 (P-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τί G5101 (I-ASN) ἀνδρεία τῷ G3588 (T-DSM) παρ’ G3844 (PREP) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) ἀλλ’ G235 (CONJ) ἢ G2228 (PRT) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSN) ὁρᾶν ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 (N-DPM) αὐτοῦ; G846 (P-GSM)

Ecclesiastes 5:11 Originally verse 5:10.