New International Version
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed-- and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors-- and they have no comforter.

New Living Translation
Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

English Standard Version
Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Berean Study Bible
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

New American Standard Bible
Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them.

International Standard Version
Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed— there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

NET Bible
So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Next, I turned to look at all the acts of oppression that make people suffer under the sun. Look at the tears of those who suffer! No one can comfort them. Their oppressors have [all] the power. No one can comfort those who suffer.

Jubilee Bible 2000
So I returned and considered all the violence that is done under the sun and behold the tears of such as are oppressed, and they have no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but the oppressed had no comforter.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
Then I returned and saw 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I turned myself to other things, and I saw the oppressions that are done under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and they had no comforter; and they were not able to resist their violence, being destitute of help from any.

Darby Bible Translation
And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.

English Revised Version
Then I returned and saw 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors is power, and they have no comforter.

Prediker 4:1 Afrikaans PWL
Ek het omgedraai en al die onderdrukkings gesien wat onder die son gedoen word en let op, die trane van die onderdruktes en hulle het geen trooster gehad om hulle te bevry uit die hand van hulle onderdrukker nie, met geen krag of hulp nie;

Predikuesi 4:1 Albanian
Kështu u ktheva dhe mendova për gjithë shtypjen që ndodhin nën diell; dhe ja, lotët e të shtypurve, të cilët nuk kanë njeri që t'i ngushëllojë; nga ana e shtypësve të tyre ishte forca, por as ata nuk kanë njeri që t'i ngushëllojë.

ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ 4:1 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
ثم رجعت ورأيت كل المظالم التي تجرى تحت الشمس فهوذا دموع المظلومين ولا معزّ لهم ومن يد ظالميهم قهر. اما هم فلا معزّ لهم.

Dyr Prödiger 4:1 Bavarian
Dann saah i aau non dö gantze Unterdruckung in derer Welt. Mein, wie s gwainend, de Ausbeuttn, und niemdd half ien ausher! Und wie arg däß s behandlt wurdnd von de Zwingherrn!

Еклесиаст 4:1 Bulgarian
Тогава, като изново размишлявах Всичките угнетения, които стават под слънцето, И видях сълзите на угнетяваните, че нямаше за тях утешител, И че силата беше в ръката на ония, които ги угнетяваха, А за тях нямаше утешител,

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
我又轉念，見日光之下所行的一切欺壓。看哪，受欺壓的流淚，且無人安慰；欺壓他們的有勢力，也無人安慰他們。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
我又转念，见日光之下所行的一切欺压。看哪，受欺压的流泪，且无人安慰；欺压他们的有势力，也无人安慰他们。

傳 道 書 4:1 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
我 又 轉 念 ， 見 日 光 之 下 所 行 的 一 切 欺 壓 。 看 哪 ， 受 欺 壓 的 流 淚 ， 且 無 人 安 慰 ； 欺 壓 他 們 的 有 勢 力 ， 也 無 人 安 慰 他 們 。

傳 道 書 4:1 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
我 又 转 念 ， 见 日 光 之 下 所 行 的 一 切 欺 压 。 看 哪 ， 受 欺 压 的 流 泪 ， 且 无 人 安 慰 ； 欺 压 他 们 的 有 势 力 ， 也 无 人 安 慰 他 们 。

Ecclesiastes 4:1 Croatian Bible
Opet stadoh promatrati sva nasilja koja se čine pod suncem, i gle, suze potlačenih, i nikog nema da ih utre; i nasilje iz tlačiteljske ruke, a zaštitnika niotkuda.

Kazatel 4:1 Czech BKR
Opět obrátiv se, i viděl jsem všeliká ssoužení, kteráž se dějí pod sluncem, a aj, slzy křivdu trpících, ješto nemají potěšitele, ani moci k vyjití z ruky těch, kteříž je ssužují, a nemají potěšitele.

Prædikeren 4:1 Danish
Fremdeles saa jeg al den Undertrykkelse, som sker under Solen; jeg saa de undertryktes Taarer og ingen trøstede dem; de led Vold af deres Undertrykkeres Haand, og ingen trøstede dem.

Prediker 4:1 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Daarna wende ik mij, en zag aan al de onderdrukkingen, die onder de zon geschieden; en ziet, er waren de tranen der verdrukten, en dergenen, die geen trooster hadden; en aan de zijde hunner verdrukkers was macht, zij daarentegen hadden geen vertrooster.