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There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is widespread [75]among mankind: |
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a person to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God has not given him the opportunity to [76]enjoy these things, but a foreigner [77]enjoys them. This is futility and a severe affliction. |
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If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many [78]they may be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, “Better the miscarriage than he, |
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for a miscarriage comes in futility and goes into darkness; and its name is covered in darkness. |
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It has not even seen the sun nor does it know it; yet [79]it is better off than that man. |
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Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—do not all go to one and the same place?” |
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All a person’s labor is for his mouth, and yet [80]his appetite is not [81]satisfied. |
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For what advantage does the wise person have over the fool? What does the poor person have, knowing how to walk before the living? |
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What the eyes see is better than what the soul [82]desires. This too is futility and striving after wind. |
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Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with the [83]one who is mightier than he is. |
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For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person? |
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For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few [84]years of his futile life? He will [85]spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person what will happen after him under the sun? |
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