Ecc 4:8 | NASB2020 | STEP | There was a man without a dependent , having neither a son nor a brother , yet there was no end to all his labor . Indeed , his eyes were not satisfied with riches , and he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure ?” This too is futility , and it is an unhappy task .

Ecclesiastes 4:8

8 There was a man without a ^{▼▼Lit second}dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, ^bhis eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And ^cfor whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an ^dunhappy task.