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.
What does Ecclesiastes 4:1 mean?
It grieved Solomon to see might prevail against right. Wherever we turn, we see melancholy proofs of the wickedness and misery of mankind, who try to create trouble to themselves and to each other.
Key themes
Suffering and trialsWisdomVanityTime
Read with
Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.