Ecclesiastes 4:1-2

Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Psalms 12:5; Ecclesiastes 3:16
  • 2. Lamentations 1:16
  • 3. Jeremiah 20:17-18; Jeremiah 22:10
  • 4. S Job 3:17; S Job 10:18
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