Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 4:8

יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָ֗ד וְאֵ֥ין שֵׁנִ֛י גַּ֥ם בֵּ֛ן וָאָ֖ח אֵ֣ין ל֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֛ץ לְכָל עֲמָל֖וֹ גַּ֤ם עֵינָיו֙ לֹא תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֔שֶׁר וּלְמִ֤י אֲנִי֙ עָמֵ֔ל וּמְחַסֵּ֥ר אֶת נַפְשִׁ֖י מִטּוֹבָ֑ה גַּם זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
yesh ʾeḥad vʾeyn sheniy gam ben vaʾaḥ ʾeyn lvo vʾeyn qeṣ lkal ʿamalvo gam ʿeynayv loʾ tishbaʿ ʿosher vlmiy ʾaniy ʿamel vmḥaser ʾet napshiy miṭvobah gam zeh hebel vʿinyan raʿ hvʾ
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

one person who has no other, neither son nor 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.

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