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Ecclesiastes 6

The Futility of Life

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Thereh3426 is an  aevilh7463a whichh834 I have seenh7200 underh8478 the sunh8121 and it is prevalenth7227a  1amongh5921 menh120--

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a manh376 to whomh834 Godh430 has  agivenh5414 richesh6239 and wealthh5233 and honorh3519b so that his soulh5315  blacksh2638 nothingh369 of allh3605 that he desiresh183; yet Godh430 has not empoweredh7980 him to eath398 from them, for a foreignerh5237  1enjoysh398 them. Thish2088 is  2vanityh1892 and a severeh7451a afflictionh2483.

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Ifh518 a manh376 fathersh3205 a hundredh3967 children and livesh2421a manyh7227a yearsh8141, however manyh7227a  1they be, but his soulh5315 is not satisfiedh7646 with goodh2899b thingsh2899b and he does not evenh1571 haveh1961 a proper  aburialh6900, then I sayh559, "Betterh2896a  bthe miscarriageh5309 thanh4480 he,

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for it comesh935 in futilityh1892 and goesh1980 into obscurityh2822; and its nameh8034 is coveredh3680 in obscurityh2822.

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"It neverh3808 seesh7200 the sunh8121 and it neverh3808 knowsh3045 anything;  1it is betterh5183a off thanh4480 he.

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"Even ifh432 the other man livesh2421a a thousandh505 yearsh8141 twiceh6471 and does not  1enjoyh7200h2899b goodh2899b thingsh2899b-- ado not allh3605 goh1980 to oneh259 placeh4725?"

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 aAllh3605 a man'sh120 laborh5999 is for his mouthh6310 and yeth1571 the  1appetiteh5315 is not  2satisfiedh4390.

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For  awhath4100 advantageh3148 does the wiseh2450 manh2450 have overh4480 the foolh3684? Whath4100 advantage does the poorh6041 manh6041 have, knowingh3045 how to walkh1980 beforeh5048 the livingh2416a?

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Whath4758 the eyesh5869  aseeh4758 is betterh2896a thanh4480 what the soulh5315  1desiresh1980. Thish2088 tooh1571 is  bfutilityh1892 and a strivingh7469 after windh7307.

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Whateverh4100h7945  aexistsh1961 has alreadyh3528 been namedh7121h8034, and it is knownh3045 whath834 manh120 is; for he  bcannoth3201h3808 disputeh1777 with him whoh7945 is strongerh8623 thanh4480 he is.

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For thereh3426 are manyh7235a wordsh1697 which increaseh7235a futilityh1892. Whath4100 then is the advantageh3148 to a manh120?

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For whoh4310 knowsh3045 whath4100 is goodh2896a for a manh120 during his lifetimeh2425b, during the fewh4557  1yearsh3117 of his futileh1892 lifeh2425b? He will  2spendh6213a them like a shadowh6738. For whoh4310 can tellh5046 a manh120  awhath4100 will be afterh310 him underh8478 the sunh8121?



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