Ecclesiastes 4:8
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.
BSB:
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
Hebrew:
יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָאָ֣ח אֵֽין־ ל֗וֹ וְאֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְכָל־ עֲמָל֔וֹ גַּם־ עֵינ֖וֹ לֹא־ תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּלְמִ֣י׀ אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־ נַפְשִׁי֙ מִטּוֹבָ֔ה גַּם־ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
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LXX:
Greek Text

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
there יֵ֣שׁ yeshHAcbsa L
[was] one [person] אֶחָד֩ 'e.ChadHAcfsa L
and there not וְ‏‏אֵ֨ין ve.HC 'EinHNcmsc L
[was] a second שֵׁנִ֜י she.NiHAomsa L
also גַּ֣ם gamHD L
a son בֵּ֧ן benHNcmsa L
and a brother וָ‏‏אָ֣ח va.HC 'AchHNcmsa L
not אֵֽין‏‏־ 'ein-HNcmsc L
[belonged] to <the> him ל֗‏‏וֹ lHRd oHSp3ms L
and there not וְ‏‏אֵ֥ין ve.HC 'EinHNcmsc L
[was] an end קֵץ֙ ketzHNcmsa L
to all לְ‏‏כָל‏‏־ le.HR kholHNcmsc L
toil his עֲמָל֔‏‏וֹ a.ma.LHNcbsc oHSp3ms L
also גַּם‏‏־ gam-HD L
eye his 2 עֵינ֖‏‏וֹ3 ei.naHNcfsc vHSp3ms Q(K)
not לֹא‏‏־ lo'-HTn L
it was satisfied תִשְׂבַּ֣ע tis.Ba'HVqi3fs L
wealth עֹ֑שֶׁר 'O.sherHNcmsa L
and for whom? וּ‏‏לְ‏‏מִ֣י‏‏׀ u.HC le.HR MiHPi L
[am] I אֲנִ֣י 'a.NiHPp1bs L
a laborer עָמֵ֗ל 'a.MelHAamsa L
and depriving וּ‏‏מְחַסֵּ֤ר u.HC me.cha.SerHVprmsa L
<obj.> אֶת‏‏־ 'et-HTo L
self my נַפְשִׁ‏‏י֙ naf.ShHNcfsc iHSp1bs L
from good מִ‏‏טּוֹבָ֔ה mi.HR to.VahHNcfsa L
also גַּם‏‏־ gam-HD L
this זֶ֥ה zehHTm L
[is] futility הֶ֛בֶל He.velHNcmsa L
and [is] a task of וְ‏‏עִנְיַ֥ן ve.HC 'in.YanHNcmsc L
evil רָ֖ע ra'HAamsa L
it הֽוּא‏‏׃ Hu'HPp3ms L

Word Types and Editions

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  1. eyes his | **עֵינָיו ** | ei.naHNcbdc vHSp3ms | K 

  2. eyes his | **עֵינָיו ** | ei.naHNcbdc vHSp3ms | K 

  3. L spelled: עֵינ֖יוֹ