Ecclesiastes 4:7

7 Again I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
] Another vanity besides what he had taken notice of, and is as follows. Aben Ezra's note is,

``I turned from considering the words of this fool, and I saw another fool, the reverse of the former.''

Ecclesiastes 4:7 In-Context

5 The fool foldeth his hands together and eateth his own flesh.

6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of the spirit.

7 Again I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

8 There is one who is alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor. Neither is his eye satisfied with riches; nor saith he, "For whom do I labor and bereave my soul of good?" This is also vanity; yea, it is a sore travail.

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.