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| 4:1 | So I turned me, & considred all the violent wrong that is done vnder the sunne, & beholde, the teares of soch as were oppressed, & there was no man to conforte them, or that wolde delyuer & defende them from the violence of their oppressours. |
| 4:2 | Wherfore I iudged those that are deed, to be more happye then soch as be alyue: |
| 4:3 | yee, him that is yet vnborne to be better at ease then they both, because he seyth not the miserable worckes that are done vnder the sunne. |
| 4:4 | Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle, & dilygence of labour, that euery man taketh in hande, was done of enuy agaynst his neyboure This is also a vaine thinge, and a vexacion of mynde. |
| 4:5 | The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp hys awne fleshe. |
| 4:6 | One hande full (sayeth he) is better with rest, then both the handes full with laboure & trauayle of minde. |
| 4:7 | Moreouer, I turned me, & beholde yet another vanyte vnder the Sunne. |
| 4:8 | There is one man, no mo but hym selfe alone, hauyng nether chylde ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satysfyed with riches, For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne & myserable thinge? |
| 4:9 | Therfore, two are better then one, for they maye well enioye the profyt of theyr laboure. |
| 4:10 | For If one of them fall, his companyon helpeth him vp agayne: But wo is him that is alone, for yf he fall, he hath not another to helpe him vp. |
| 4:11 | Agayne, when two slepe together, they are warme: but how can a body be warme alone? |
| 4:12 | One maye be ouercome, but two maye make resistaunce: A threfold cable is not lyghtly broken. |
| 4:13 | A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kynge, that doteth, and cannot beware in tyme to come. |
| 4:14 | Some one commeth out of preson, and is made a kynge: and another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte. |
| 4:15 | And I perceaued, that all men lyuynge vnder the sonne, go with the seconde childe, that shall stonde vp in the steade of the other. |
| 4:16 | As for the people that haue bene before him, and that come after hym, they are innumerable: And they that come after him shall not reioyse of him. This is also a vayne thynge & a vexacyon of mynde. |
| 4:1 | I turnede me to othere thingis, and Y siy fals chalengis, that ben don vndur the sunne, and the teeris of innocentis, and no man coumfortour; and that thei forsakun of the help of alle men, moun not ayenstonde the violence of hem. |
| 4:2 | And Y preiside more deed men than lyuynge men; |
| 4:3 | and Y demyde hym, that was not borun yit, and siy not the yuels that ben don vndur the sunne, to be blisfulere than euer eithir. |
| 4:4 | Eft Y bihelde alle the trauelis of men, and bisynesses; and Y perseyuede that tho ben opyn to the enuye of neiybore; and therfor in this is vanyte, and superflu bisynesse. |
| 4:5 | A fool foldith togidere hise hondis, and etith hise fleischis, |
| 4:6 | and seith, Betere is an handful with reste, than euer either hondful with trauel and turment of soule. |
| 4:7 | I bihelde and foond also another vanytee vndir the sunne; |
| 4:8 | oon is, and he hath not a secounde; not a sone, not a brother; and netheles he ceesith not for to trauele, nether hise iyen ben fillid with richessis; nether he bithenkith, and seith, To whom trauele Y, and disseyue my soule in goodis? In this also is vanyte, and the worste turment. |
| 4:9 | Therfor it is betere, that tweyne be togidere than oon; for thei han profite of her felouschipe. |
| 4:10 | If oon fallith doun, he schal be vndurset of the tothere; wo to hym that is aloone, for whanne he fallith, he hath noon reisynge him. |
| 4:11 | And if tweyne slepen, thei schulen be nurschid togidere; hou schal oon be maad hoot? |
| 4:12 | And if ony man hath maistri ayens oon, tweyne ayen stonden hym; a threfolde corde is brokun of hard. |
| 4:13 | A pore man and wijs is betere than an eld kyng and fool, that kan not bifore se in to tyme to comynge. |
| 4:14 | For sum tyme a man goith out bothe fro prysoun and chaynes to a rewme; and anothir borun in to a rewme is wastid bi nedynesse. |
| 4:15 | I siy alle men lyuynge that goen vndur the sunne, with the secounde yong wexynge man, that schal rise for hym. |
| 4:16 | The noumbre of puple, of alle that weren bifore hym, is greet with outen mesure, and thei that schulen come aftirward, schulen not be glad in hym; but also this is vanyte and turment of the spirit. |
| 4:1 | So I turned me, and considered all the violent wronge that is done vnder the Sonne: and beholde, the teares of soch as were oppressed, and there was no man to comforte them, or that wolde delyuer and defende them from the violence of their oppressours. |
| 4:2 | Wherfore I iudged those that are deed, to be more happie then soch as be alyue: |
| 4:3 | yee him that is yet vnborne to be better at ease the they both, because he seith not the miserable workes that are done vnder the Sonne. |
| 4:4 | Agayne, I sawe that all trauayle and diligence of laboure was hated of euery man. This is also a vaine thinge, and a vexacion of mynde. |
| 4:5 | The foole foldeth his handes together, & eateth vp his owne flesh. |
| 4:6 | One handfull (saieth he) is better wt rest, the both ye handes full with labor and trauayle. |
| 4:7 | Morouer, I turned me, and beholde yet another vanite vnder the Sonne. |
| 4:8 | There is one man, no mo but himself alone, hauynge nether childe ner brother: yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches, (yet doth he not remembre himself, & saye:) For whom do I take soch trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume awaye my lyfe? This is also a vayne and miserable thinge. |
| 4:9 | Therfore two are better then one, for they maye well enioye the profit of their laboure. |
| 4:10 | Yf one of them fall, his companyon helpeth him vp againe: But wo is him that is alone, for yf he fall, he hath not another to helpe him vp. |
| 4:11 | Agayne, when two slepe together, they are warme: but how can a body be warme alone? |
| 4:12 | One maye be ouercome, but two maye make resistauce: A thre folde cable is not lightly broken. |
| 4:13 | A poore childe beynge wyse, is better then an olde kinge, that doteth, and can not bewarre in tyme to come. |
| 4:14 | Some one commeth out of preson, & is made a kynge: & another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte. |
| 4:15 | And I perceaued, yt all men lyuynge vnder the Sonne, go wt the seconde childe, that commeth vp in the steade of the other. |
| 4:16 | As for the people that haue bene before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their ioye the greater thorow him. This is also a vayne thinge and a vexacion of mynde. |
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