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Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
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BBE Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.
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DARBY Ecclesiastes 4:7

And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
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KJV Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
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WBT Ecclesiastes 4:7

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WEB Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
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YLT Ecclesiastes 4:7

And I have turned, and I see a vain thing under the sun:
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 7-12. - Thirdly, avarice causes isolation and a sense of insecurity, and brings no satisfaction. Verse 7. - Then I returned. Another reflection serves to confirm the uselessness of human efforts. The vanity under the sun is now avarice, with the evils that accompany it.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Then I returned.--The vanity of toil is especially apparent in the case of a solitary man. It is possible, as has been suggested (see Ecclesiastes 2:18), that this may have been the writer's own case. The following verses, which speak of the advantages of friendship and unity, are of a more cheerful tone than the rest of the book.