Ecclesiastes 4:8 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

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.

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Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The spectacle of a prosperous man whose condition is rendered vain by his brotherless, childless isolation (Ecclesiastes 4:8).

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John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second
According to Aben Ezra, either no friend or companion, or no serva…