• Ecclesiastes 4:8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 8 There is a man who is all alone, without any companion; he has no son or brother, but there is no end to all his hard work. His eyes are never satisfied with riches.+ But does he ask himself, ‘For whom am I working hard and depriving myself* of good things’?+ This too is futility and a miserable occupation.+

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8
    The Bible in Living English

    • 8 there is one man and no second one, he has neither son nor brother; and there is no end to all the trouble he takes, nor do his eyes get their fill of riches, and for whom am I taking the trouble and depriving myself of good things? this too is nonsense and a bad business.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8
    American Standard Version

    • 8 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.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 Here is one without a second, even son or brother he hath none, yet is there no end to all his toil, even his eye is not satisfied with riches,—neither [saith he] For whom am I toiling and letting my soul want good? Even this was vanity, yea a vexatious employment it was!

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8
    King James Version

    • 8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.