The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 4:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

 

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 4:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 There is one alone, without companion:
He has neither son nor brother.
Yet there is no end to all his labors,
Nor is his eye satisfied with riches.
But he never asks,
“For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?”
This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NKJV)

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 4:10 (NKJV)

For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 4:11 (NASB)

Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NASB)

And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 4:13 (NASB)

A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 4:14 (NASB)

For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

 

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 4:15 (NKJV)
15 I saw all the living who walk under the sun;
They were with the second youth who stands in his place.

 

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 4:16 (NKJV)
16 There was no end of all the people over whom he was made king;
Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him.
Surely this also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

 

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 5:1 (NKJV)

1 Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

 

[Lafftur]

Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NKJV)
2 Do not be rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words be few.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NKJV)

For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 5:4 (NKJV)

When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 5:5 (NASB)

It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 5:6 (NASB)

Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 5:7 (NASB)

For in many dreams and in many words there is emptiness. Rather, fear God.

 

[Deade]

Ecclesiastes 5:8 (NASB)

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 5:9 (NASB)

After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NASB)

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money,
nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.