Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

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Ecclesiastes 4:1

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

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Ecclesiastes 4:2

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

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Cross Reference - KJV

Ecclesiastes 4:1

KJV

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

KJV - King James Version

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Others Bible versions

Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

AMP - Amplified Bible

THEN I returned and considered all the oppressions that are practiced under the sun: And I beheld the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they [too] had no comforter.

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

ASV - American Standard Version

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

Then I turned to consider all the ways people oppress others here on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed—there's no one to comfort them! Powerful people oppress them, and there's no one to comfort them!

FBV - Free Bible Version

Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

¶ So I returned and considered all the violence that is done under the sun and behold the tears of such as are oppressed, and they have no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but the oppressed had no comforter.

JUB - Jubilee Bible

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

I looked again, and I saw all the oppression that occurs under the sun.

LEB - Lexham English Bible

I saw the tears of the oppressed—

LEB - Lexham English Bible

no one comforts them!

LEB - Lexham English Bible

Those who oppress them are powerful—

LEB - Lexham English Bible

no one can comfort them!

LEB - Lexham English Bible

Again I saw all types of oppression that are done under the sun:

MEV - Modern English Version

Look! The tears of the oppressed,

MEV - Modern English Version

and no one was there to comfort them.

MEV - Modern English Version

And there was force from the hand of the oppressors,

MEV - Modern English Version

and no one was there to comfort them.

MEV - Modern English Version

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth.

NET - New English Translation

This is what I saw:

NET - New English Translation

The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them;

NET - New English Translation

no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

NET - New English Translation

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:

NIV - New International Version

I saw the tears of the oppressed—

NIV - New International Version

and they have no comforter;

NIV - New International Version

power was on the side of their oppressors—

NIV - New International Version

and they have no comforter.

NIV - New International Version

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

I saw the tears of the oppressed –

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

and they have no comforter;

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

power was on the side of their oppressors –

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

and they have no comforter.

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)