{"id":1497,"date":"2015-01-10T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc04\/"},"modified":"2020-03-09T04:30:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T08:30:22","slug":"ecc04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc04\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclesiastes 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 4<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of <span class=\"add\">such as were<\/span> oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors <span class=\"add\">there was<\/span> power; but they had no comforter.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Yea, better <span class=\"add\">is he<\/span> than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> also vanity and vexation of spirit.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Better <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> an handful <span class=\"add\">with<\/span> quietness, than both the hands full <span class=\"add\">with<\/span> travail and vexation of spirit. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>There is one <span class=\"add\">alone,<\/span> and <span class=\"add\">there is<\/span> not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet <span class=\"add\">is there<\/span> no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither <span class=\"add\">saith he,<\/span> For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> also vanity, yea, it <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> a sore travail. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Two <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him <span class=\"add\">that is<\/span> alone when he falleth; for <span class=\"add\">he hath<\/span> not another to help him up.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm <span class=\"add\">alone? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Better <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also <span class=\"add\">he that is<\/span> born in his kingdom becometh poor.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"add\">There is<\/span> no end of all the people, <span class=\"add\">even<\/span> of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> vanity and vexation of spirit. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Ecclesiastes Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/ecc12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 1\u00a0So 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. 2\u00a0Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 3\u00a0Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 4\u00a0Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 5\u00a0The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6\u00a0Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. 7\u00a0Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8\u00a0There 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. 9\u00a0Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10\u00a0For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 11\u00a0Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 12\u00a0And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 13\u00a0Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ecclesiastes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3908,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497\/revisions\/3908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}