El panorama
Eclesiastés 4 abre con “So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and…”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother…” y termina con “There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Eclesiastés · Versión King James · 16Eclesiastés 4:1-8
Versículos 1–8: So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under…
Eclesiastés 4:1–8 abre con “So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the…” y llega a “There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Eclesiastés examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.” Nombrar a Yea mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Eclesiastés 4:1-8
Versión King James1So 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.
2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
Eclesiastés 4:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their…
Eclesiastés 4:9–16 abre con “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” y llega a “There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las imágenes, argumentos, oraciones y observaciones con las que Eclesiastés examina la vida delante de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Eclesiastés 4:9-16
Versión King James9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
15I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
16There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Ecclesiastes 4:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Ecclesiastes 4:8 forma un giro natural: “There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied…”
La nota final
Ecclesiastes 4:16 deja al lector con “There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras better, vanity, child, considered, labour, spirit ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.