Ecclesiastes 4:8 A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had. “Who am I working so hard f...

4:8 NIrV

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New International Reader's Version - A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had. “Who am I working so hard for?” he asked. “Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!
新标点和合本 - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：“我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 有人孤单无双，无子无兄弟，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以财富为满足。他说：“我劳碌，自己却不享福，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极沉重的担子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 有人孤单无双，无子无兄弟，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以财富为满足。他说：“我劳碌，自己却不享福，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极沉重的担子。
当代译本 - 有一个人孤孤单单，没有儿子也没有兄弟，却终身劳碌。他虽然家道丰裕，仍不满足，从未想过：“我不停地劳碌，放弃一切享受，究竟是为了谁？”这也是虚空，是一种悲哀。
圣经新译本 - 有人孤单无依，没有儿子，没有兄弟，仍劳碌不休，眼目也不以自己的财富为足。他问：“我劳劳碌碌，刻薄自己不去享受，是为谁呢？” 这也是虚空，是劳苦的担子。
中文标准译本 - 有一个人孤单无伴，连儿子和兄弟也没有；但他各样的劳苦却没有穷尽，他的眼目也不因财富而满足；他问： “我如此劳苦，也不让自己过好日子，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的担子！
现代标点和合本 - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：“我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
和合本（拼音版） - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
New International Version - There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!
English Standard Version - one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.
New Living Translation - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.
Christian Standard Bible - There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “Who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself of good things?” This too is futile and a miserable task.
New American Standard Bible - There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
New King James Version - 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.
Amplified Bible - There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
American Standard Version - There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
King James Version - There 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.
New English Translation - A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 有人孤單無雙，無子無兄弟，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以財富為滿足。他說：「我勞碌，自己卻不享福，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極沉重的擔子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 有人孤單無雙，無子無兄弟，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以財富為滿足。他說：「我勞碌，自己卻不享福，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極沉重的擔子。
當代譯本 - 有一個人孤孤單單，沒有兒子也沒有兄弟，卻終身勞碌。他雖然家道豐裕，仍不滿足，從未想過：「我不停地勞碌，放棄一切享受，究竟是為了誰？」這也是虛空，是一種悲哀。
聖經新譯本 - 有人孤單無依，沒有兒子，沒有兄弟，仍勞碌不休，眼目也不以自己的財富為足。他問：“我勞勞碌碌，刻薄自己不去享受，是為誰呢？” 這也是虛空，是勞苦的擔子。
呂振中譯本 - 有人孤單無二：沒有兒子也沒有弟兄，他的一切勞碌永無了結，他的眼目也從未以財富為足，以致他從未自問：我勞勞碌碌、薄於自奉，而不享樂，到底為的是誰？這也是虛空，是極喫力的勞苦。
中文標準譯本 - 有一個人孤單無伴，連兒子和兄弟也沒有；但他各樣的勞苦卻沒有窮盡，他的眼目也不因財富而滿足；他問：「我如此勞苦，也不讓自己過好日子，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的擔子！
現代標點和合本 - 有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。
文理和合譯本 - 有人孤獨無侶、無子嗣、無昆弟、而勞力不息、貨財不饜於目、自謂為誰勞力、不享福祉、斯亦虛空、乃苦任也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有人塊然獨處、無兄弟子女、不與友朋交接、然亦勞苦不已、雖得貨財、不以為足、不敢自用、不知遺誰、此屬於虛、更貽後患。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 有人獨處無子、無兄弟、然亦勞碌不已、雖得多財、目中不以為足、亦不自問曰、我不自享所得、我勞碌究為誰耶、此亦屬於虛、徒勞無益、
Nueva Versión Internacional - vi a un hombre solitario, sin hijos ni hermanos, y que nunca dejaba de afanarse; ¡jamás le parecían demasiadas sus riquezas! «¿Para quién trabajo tanto, y me abstengo de las cosas buenas?», se preguntó. ¡También esto es absurdo, y una penosa tarea!
현대인의 성경 - 어떤 사람은 아들이나 형제도 없이 혼자 살면서 억척스럽게 일하며 자기 부를 만족하게 여기지 않는다. 그는 즐거움도 마다하고 누구를 위해서 그처럼 열심히 일하는가? 이것도 다 헛된 것이며 불행한 일이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже суета – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voilà un homme seul qui n’a personne avec lui : ni fils, ni frère, et pourtant, il travaille dur sans jamais s’arrêter. Jamais ses yeux ne se rassasient de richesses. « Pour qui donc est-ce que je travaille si dur ? Pour qui est-ce que je me prive de bonnes choses ? » se dit-il. Cela aussi est dérisoire ; c’est une bien mauvaise affaire.
リビングバイブル - 息子も兄弟もいない一人暮らしの人が、さらに金持ちになろうと目の色を変えている場合です。この人は、だれに全財産を残そうというのでしょう。全く割の合わない、憂うつな話です。
Nova Versão Internacional - Havia um homem totalmente solitário; não tinha filho nem irmão. Trabalhava sem parar! Contudo, os seus olhos não se satisfaziam com a sua riqueza. Ele sequer perguntava: “Para quem estou trabalhando tanto, e por que razão deixo de me divertir?” Isso também é absurdo; é um trabalho por demais ingrato!
Hoffnung für alle - Manch einer lebt völlig allein und hat weder Kinder noch Geschwister. Trotzdem arbeitet er ohne Ende und ist nie zufrieden mit seinem Besitz. Aber für wen mühe ich mich dann ab und gönne mir nichts Gutes mehr? Das ist doch unsinnig, so vergeudet man nur seine Zeit!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là trường hợp của người kia sống một mình, không có con hay anh em, nhưng người ấy cứ làm việc khổ nhọc để tạo ra nhiều của cải. Nhưng rồi người ấy tự hỏi: “Vì ai tôi phải khổ nhọc? Tại sao tôi phải bỏ mọi thứ vui hiện có?” Tất cả thật vô nghĩa và gây sầu não.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - คนหนึ่งที่อยู่ตามลำพัง ไม่มีลูก ไม่มีพี่น้อง เขาตรากตรำไม่จบสิ้น ถึงอย่างนั้นตาของเขาก็ไม่พึงพอใจกับทรัพย์สมบัติที่ตนมี เขาถามตนเองว่า “ฉันจะตรากตรำไปเพื่อใคร และฉันจะทำตัวอดอยากปากแห้งไปทำไม?” นี่ก็อนิจจัง เป็นเรื่องน่าสังเวช!
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ชายผู้หนึ่งไม่มีใครในชีวิต ไม่มีแม้บุตรชายหรือพี่น้อง แม้กระนั้นเขายังลงแรงตรากตรำสารพัดอย่างไม่หยุดหย่อน ความมั่งมีในสายตาของเขาไม่เคยพอ ฉะนั้นเขาไม่เคยถามว่า “ฉันจะลงแรงตรากตรำ และไม่ยอมหาความสุขใส่ตัวเพื่อใครกัน” นี่ก็เป็นเรื่องไร้ค่าและไร้ความสุข

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Isaiah 55:2 - Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is.
Genesis 15:2 - But Abram said, “Lord and King, what can you give me? I still don’t have any children. My servant Eliezer comes from Damascus. When I die, he will get everything I own.”
Genesis 15:3 - Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So this servant of mine will get everything I own.”
Matthew 11:28 - “Come to me, all you who are tired and are carrying heavy loads. I will give you rest.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 - As long as they live, their work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night their minds can’t rest. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
Habakkuk 2:5 - “Wine makes the Babylonians do foolish things. They are proud. They never rest. Like the grave, they are always hungry for more. Like death, they are never satisfied. They gather all the nations to themselves. They take all those people away as prisoners.
Habakkuk 2:6 - “Won’t those people laugh at the Babylonians? Won’t they make fun of them? They will say to them, “ ‘How terrible it will be for you who pile up stolen goods! You get rich by cheating others. How long will this go on?’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Those you owe money to will suddenly rise up. They will wake up and make you tremble with fear. Then they will take away everything you have.
Habakkuk 2:8 - You have robbed many nations. So the nations that are left will rob you. You have spilled human blood. You have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.
Isaiah 56:3 - Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord. Then that person shouldn’t say, “The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.” And a eunuch shouldn’t say, “I’m like a dry tree that doesn’t bear any fruit.”
Isaiah 56:4 - The Lord says, “Suppose some eunuchs keep my Sabbath days. They choose to do what pleases me. And they are faithful in keeping my covenant.
Isaiah 56:5 - Then I will set up a monument in the area of my temple. Their names will be written on it. That will be better for them than having sons and daughters. The names of the eunuchs will be remembered forever. They will never be forgotten.
Isaiah 44:19 - No one even stops to think about this. No one has any sense or understanding. If anyone did, they would say, “I used half of the wood for fuel. I even baked bread over the fire. I cooked meat. Then I ate it. Should I now make a statue of a god out of the wood that’s left over? Should I bow down to a block of wood? The Lord would hate that.”
Isaiah 44:20 - That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 - Suppose either of them falls down. Then the one can help the other one up. But suppose a person falls down and doesn’t have anyone to help them up. Then feel sorry for that person!
Ecclesiastes 4:11 - Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they’ll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:12 - One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn’t easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 - Anyone who loves money never has enough. Anyone who loves wealth is never satisfied with what they get. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
Isaiah 5:8 - How terrible it will be for you who get too many houses! How terrible for you who get too many fields! Finally there won’t be any space left in the land. Then you will live all alone.
Genesis 2:18 - The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
Psalm 39:6 - People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 - All things are tiresome. They are more tiresome than anyone can say. But our eyes never see enough of anything. Our ears never hear enough.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!
Luke 12:20 - “But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
1 John 2:16 - Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father.
Proverbs 27:20 - Death and the Grave are never satisfied. People’s eyes are never satisfied either.

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New International Reader's Version - A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had. “Who am I working so hard for?” he asked. “Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!
新标点和合本 - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：“我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 有人孤单无双，无子无兄弟，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以财富为满足。他说：“我劳碌，自己却不享福，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极沉重的担子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 有人孤单无双，无子无兄弟，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以财富为满足。他说：“我劳碌，自己却不享福，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极沉重的担子。
当代译本 - 有一个人孤孤单单，没有儿子也没有兄弟，却终身劳碌。他虽然家道丰裕，仍不满足，从未想过：“我不停地劳碌，放弃一切享受，究竟是为了谁？”这也是虚空，是一种悲哀。
圣经新译本 - 有人孤单无依，没有儿子，没有兄弟，仍劳碌不休，眼目也不以自己的财富为足。他问：“我劳劳碌碌，刻薄自己不去享受，是为谁呢？” 这也是虚空，是劳苦的担子。
中文标准译本 - 有一个人孤单无伴，连儿子和兄弟也没有；但他各样的劳苦却没有穷尽，他的眼目也不因财富而满足；他问： “我如此劳苦，也不让自己过好日子，到底是为了谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的担子！
现代标点和合本 - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：“我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？”这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
和合本（拼音版） - 有人孤单无二，无子无兄，竟劳碌不息，眼目也不以钱财为足。他说：我劳劳碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福乐，到底是为谁呢？这也是虚空，是极重的劳苦。
New International Version - There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!
English Standard Version - one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.
New Living Translation - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.
Christian Standard Bible - There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “Who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself of good things?” This too is futile and a miserable task.
New American Standard Bible - There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
New King James Version - 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.
Amplified Bible - There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
American Standard Version - There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
King James Version - There 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.
New English Translation - A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!
World English Bible - 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.
新標點和合本 - 有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 有人孤單無雙，無子無兄弟，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以財富為滿足。他說：「我勞碌，自己卻不享福，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極沉重的擔子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 有人孤單無雙，無子無兄弟，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以財富為滿足。他說：「我勞碌，自己卻不享福，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極沉重的擔子。
當代譯本 - 有一個人孤孤單單，沒有兒子也沒有兄弟，卻終身勞碌。他雖然家道豐裕，仍不滿足，從未想過：「我不停地勞碌，放棄一切享受，究竟是為了誰？」這也是虛空，是一種悲哀。
聖經新譯本 - 有人孤單無依，沒有兒子，沒有兄弟，仍勞碌不休，眼目也不以自己的財富為足。他問：“我勞勞碌碌，刻薄自己不去享受，是為誰呢？” 這也是虛空，是勞苦的擔子。
呂振中譯本 - 有人孤單無二：沒有兒子也沒有弟兄，他的一切勞碌永無了結，他的眼目也從未以財富為足，以致他從未自問：我勞勞碌碌、薄於自奉，而不享樂，到底為的是誰？這也是虛空，是極喫力的勞苦。
中文標準譯本 - 有一個人孤單無伴，連兒子和兄弟也沒有；但他各樣的勞苦卻沒有窮盡，他的眼目也不因財富而滿足；他問：「我如此勞苦，也不讓自己過好日子，到底是為了誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的擔子！
現代標點和合本 - 有人孤單無二，無子無兄，竟勞碌不息，眼目也不以錢財為足。他說：「我勞勞碌碌，刻苦自己，不享福樂，到底是為誰呢？」這也是虛空，是極重的勞苦。
文理和合譯本 - 有人孤獨無侶、無子嗣、無昆弟、而勞力不息、貨財不饜於目、自謂為誰勞力、不享福祉、斯亦虛空、乃苦任也、
文理委辦譯本 - 有人塊然獨處、無兄弟子女、不與友朋交接、然亦勞苦不已、雖得貨財、不以為足、不敢自用、不知遺誰、此屬於虛、更貽後患。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 有人獨處無子、無兄弟、然亦勞碌不已、雖得多財、目中不以為足、亦不自問曰、我不自享所得、我勞碌究為誰耶、此亦屬於虛、徒勞無益、
Nueva Versión Internacional - vi a un hombre solitario, sin hijos ni hermanos, y que nunca dejaba de afanarse; ¡jamás le parecían demasiadas sus riquezas! «¿Para quién trabajo tanto, y me abstengo de las cosas buenas?», se preguntó. ¡También esto es absurdo, y una penosa tarea!
현대인의 성경 - 어떤 사람은 아들이나 형제도 없이 혼자 살면서 억척스럽게 일하며 자기 부를 만족하게 여기지 않는다. 그는 즐거움도 마다하고 누구를 위해서 그처럼 열심히 일하는가? 이것도 다 헛된 것이며 불행한 일이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже суета – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - вот одинокий человек, и никого нет рядом с ним; нет у него ни сына, ни брата. Трудам его нет конца, но глаза его не насыщаются богатством. «Для кого же я тружусь, – думает он, – и почему я лишаю себя удовольствий?» Это тоже пустое – несчастное дело!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Voilà un homme seul qui n’a personne avec lui : ni fils, ni frère, et pourtant, il travaille dur sans jamais s’arrêter. Jamais ses yeux ne se rassasient de richesses. « Pour qui donc est-ce que je travaille si dur ? Pour qui est-ce que je me prive de bonnes choses ? » se dit-il. Cela aussi est dérisoire ; c’est une bien mauvaise affaire.
リビングバイブル - 息子も兄弟もいない一人暮らしの人が、さらに金持ちになろうと目の色を変えている場合です。この人は、だれに全財産を残そうというのでしょう。全く割の合わない、憂うつな話です。
Nova Versão Internacional - Havia um homem totalmente solitário; não tinha filho nem irmão. Trabalhava sem parar! Contudo, os seus olhos não se satisfaziam com a sua riqueza. Ele sequer perguntava: “Para quem estou trabalhando tanto, e por que razão deixo de me divertir?” Isso também é absurdo; é um trabalho por demais ingrato!
Hoffnung für alle - Manch einer lebt völlig allein und hat weder Kinder noch Geschwister. Trotzdem arbeitet er ohne Ende und ist nie zufrieden mit seinem Besitz. Aber für wen mühe ich mich dann ab und gönne mir nichts Gutes mehr? Das ist doch unsinnig, so vergeudet man nur seine Zeit!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là trường hợp của người kia sống một mình, không có con hay anh em, nhưng người ấy cứ làm việc khổ nhọc để tạo ra nhiều của cải. Nhưng rồi người ấy tự hỏi: “Vì ai tôi phải khổ nhọc? Tại sao tôi phải bỏ mọi thứ vui hiện có?” Tất cả thật vô nghĩa và gây sầu não.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - คนหนึ่งที่อยู่ตามลำพัง ไม่มีลูก ไม่มีพี่น้อง เขาตรากตรำไม่จบสิ้น ถึงอย่างนั้นตาของเขาก็ไม่พึงพอใจกับทรัพย์สมบัติที่ตนมี เขาถามตนเองว่า “ฉันจะตรากตรำไปเพื่อใคร และฉันจะทำตัวอดอยากปากแห้งไปทำไม?” นี่ก็อนิจจัง เป็นเรื่องน่าสังเวช!
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ชายผู้หนึ่งไม่มีใครในชีวิต ไม่มีแม้บุตรชายหรือพี่น้อง แม้กระนั้นเขายังลงแรงตรากตรำสารพัดอย่างไม่หยุดหย่อน ความมั่งมีในสายตาของเขาไม่เคยพอ ฉะนั้นเขาไม่เคยถามว่า “ฉันจะลงแรงตรากตรำ และไม่ยอมหาความสุขใส่ตัวเพื่อใครกัน” นี่ก็เป็นเรื่องไร้ค่าและไร้ความสุข

Isaiah 55:2 - Why spend money on what is not food? Why work for what does not satisfy you? Listen carefully to me. Then you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the richest food there is.
Genesis 15:2 - But Abram said, “Lord and King, what can you give me? I still don’t have any children. My servant Eliezer comes from Damascus. When I die, he will get everything I own.”
Genesis 15:3 - Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So this servant of mine will get everything I own.”
Matthew 11:28 - “Come to me, all you who are tired and are carrying heavy loads. I will give you rest.
Ecclesiastes 2:23 - As long as they live, their work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night their minds can’t rest. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
Habakkuk 2:5 - “Wine makes the Babylonians do foolish things. They are proud. They never rest. Like the grave, they are always hungry for more. Like death, they are never satisfied. They gather all the nations to themselves. They take all those people away as prisoners.
Habakkuk 2:6 - “Won’t those people laugh at the Babylonians? Won’t they make fun of them? They will say to them, “ ‘How terrible it will be for you who pile up stolen goods! You get rich by cheating others. How long will this go on?’
Habakkuk 2:7 - Those you owe money to will suddenly rise up. They will wake up and make you tremble with fear. Then they will take away everything you have.
Habakkuk 2:8 - You have robbed many nations. So the nations that are left will rob you. You have spilled human blood. You have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.
Habakkuk 2:9 - “How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.
Isaiah 56:3 - Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord. Then that person shouldn’t say, “The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.” And a eunuch shouldn’t say, “I’m like a dry tree that doesn’t bear any fruit.”
Isaiah 56:4 - The Lord says, “Suppose some eunuchs keep my Sabbath days. They choose to do what pleases me. And they are faithful in keeping my covenant.
Isaiah 56:5 - Then I will set up a monument in the area of my temple. Their names will be written on it. That will be better for them than having sons and daughters. The names of the eunuchs will be remembered forever. They will never be forgotten.
Isaiah 44:19 - No one even stops to think about this. No one has any sense or understanding. If anyone did, they would say, “I used half of the wood for fuel. I even baked bread over the fire. I cooked meat. Then I ate it. Should I now make a statue of a god out of the wood that’s left over? Should I bow down to a block of wood? The Lord would hate that.”
Isaiah 44:20 - That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say, “This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 - Suppose either of them falls down. Then the one can help the other one up. But suppose a person falls down and doesn’t have anyone to help them up. Then feel sorry for that person!
Ecclesiastes 4:11 - Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they’ll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:12 - One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn’t easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 - Anyone who loves money never has enough. Anyone who loves wealth is never satisfied with what they get. That doesn’t have any meaning either.
Isaiah 5:8 - How terrible it will be for you who get too many houses! How terrible for you who get too many fields! Finally there won’t be any space left in the land. Then you will live all alone.
Genesis 2:18 - The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
Psalm 39:6 - People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.
Ecclesiastes 1:8 - All things are tiresome. They are more tiresome than anyone can say. But our eyes never see enough of anything. Our ears never hear enough.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I decided to study things carefully. I used my wisdom to check everything out. I looked into everything that is done on earth. What a heavy load God has put on human beings!
Luke 12:20 - “But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
1 John 2:16 - Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father.
Proverbs 27:20 - Death and the Grave are never satisfied. People’s eyes are never satisfied either.