So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) 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.(B)

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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil

Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:

And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand

15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

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15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

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Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

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not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(A)

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(A)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of (B)others.

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