Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.Ecclesiastes 4:8 · WEB
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- ગુજરાતી — સભાશિક્ષક ૪:૮
- જો માણસ એકલો હોય અને તેને બીજું કોઈ સગુંવહાલું ન હોય, તેને દીકરો પણ ન હોય કે ભાઈ પણ ન હોય છતાંય તેના પરિશ્રમનો પાર હોતો નથી. અને દ્રવ્યથી તેને સંતોષ નથી તે વિચારતો નથી કે “હું આ પરિશ્રમ કોના માટે કરું છું” અને મારા જીવને દુઃખી કરું છું? આ પણ વ્યર્થતા છે હા, મોટું દુઃખ છે.
- हिन्दी — सभोपदेशक ४:८
- कोई अकेला रहता और उसका कोई नहीं है; न उसके बेटा है, न भाई है, तो भी उसके परिश्रम का अन्त नहीं होता; न उसकी आँखें धन से सन्तुष्ट होती हैं, और न वह कहता है, मैं किसके लिये परिश्रम करता और अपने जीवन को सुखरहित रखता हूँ? यह भी व्यर्थ और निरा दुःख भरा काम है।
In context
6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
8There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. “For whom then do I labor and deprive my soul of enjoyment?” This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.
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