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There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither said he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a sore travail.
Reference
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: μόνον (mónon)
merely
Hebrew: bad
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides
Greek: κἀκεῖ (kakeî)
likewise in that place
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: tinyân
second
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: οὔτε (oúte)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
Greek: τέκνον (téknon)
a child (as produced)
Hebrew: bên
{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}
Greek: ἀδελφός (adelphós)
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
Hebrew: ʼach
{a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance)}
Greek: ἀκμήν (akmḗn)
adverbially, just now, i.e. still
Hebrew: ʻăden
till now
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: συντελέω (synteléō)
to complete entirely; generally, to execute (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: gabluth
a twisted chain or lace
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: οὔτε (oúte)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: τρυμαλιά (trymaliá)
an orifice, i.e. needle's eye
Hebrew: ʻâvan
to watch (with jealosy)
Greek: πλοῦτος (ploûtos)
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
Hebrew: chôçen
wealth
Greek: οὔτε (oúte)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: nᵉdîybâh
properly, nobility, i.e. reputation
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ματαιότης (mataiótēs)
inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἕλκος (hélkos)
an ulcer (as if drawn together)
Hebrew: tᵉlâʼâh
distress
Verse Explanation
A person can accumulate wealth and work endlessly without having anyone to share it with, raising the question of why he continues exhausting himself.
History
Wealth accumulation through agriculture, trade, and property ownership was a major part of ancient economic life.