Ecclesiastes 4: Oppression, Envy and Companionship

The Teacher grieves over oppressed people who have no one to console them and traces much hard work to rivalry with others. He pictures a lonely, restless worker with no heir, praises the strength of companions, and tells of a wise young man whose rise to power is soon forgotten.

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In 4:7-8, what makes the endless labor of the solitary man futile in the Teacher’s eyes?

His only son wastes everything the moment it is inheritedHis brothers quarrel over his estate before he has even diedHis neighbors resent him and plot to seize his hard-won goodsHe has neither son nor brother, yet his eyes always want more