LXX Ecclesiastes 4:8
LXX:
There is one [alone], and there is not a second; and indeed, there is no son nor indeed a brother to him. And there is no limit to all his effort; and indeed his eye is not satisfied of riches; and [saying], Why do I make an effort, and deprive my soul of goodness? And indeed, this is folly and an evil distraction.
Greek:
έστιν εις και ουκ έστι δεύτερος και γε υιός και γε αδελφός ουκ έστιν αυτώ και ουκ έστι περασμός τω παντί μόχθω αυτού και γε οφθαλμός αυτού ουκ εμπίμπλαται πλούτου και τίνι εγώ μοχθώ και στερίσκω την ψυχήν μου από αγαθωσύνης και γε τούτο ματαιότης και περισπασμός πονηρός εστιν
Topics:
AVARICE • CARE • COVETOUSNESS • MISER • VANITY
MT:
Masoretic Text
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| Translation | Greek |
|---|---|
| There is | έστιν |
| one [alone], | εις |
| and | και |
| there is not | ουκ έστι |
| a second; | δεύτερος |
| and | και |
| indeed, | γε |
| son | υιός |
| nor | και |
| indeed | γε |
| a brother | αδελφός |
| there is no | ουκ έστιν |
| to him. | αυτώ |
| And | και |
| there is no | ουκ έστι |
| limit | περασμός |
| <obj.> | τω |
| to all | παντί |
| his effort; | μόχθω αυτού |
| and | και |
| indeed | γε |
| his eye | οφθαλμός αυτού |
| is not | ουκ |
| satisfied | εμπίμπλαται |
| of riches; | πλούτου |
| and [saying], | και |
| Why | τίνι |
| do I | εγώ |
| make an effort, | μοχθώ |
| and | και |
| deprive | στερίσκω |
| <obj.> | την |
| my soul | ψυχήν μου |
| of | από |
| goodness? | αγαθωσύνης |
| And | και |
| indeed, | γε |
| this | τούτο |
| folly | ματαιότης |
| and | και |
| distraction | περισπασμός |
| an evil | πονηρός |
| is | εστιν |
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