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Eccl.|6:1|-|There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy upon man:
Eccl.|6:2|-|A man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that nothing is lacking to his soul of all that he desires, and yet God |a|does not empower him to eat of it, but a stranger eats it. This is vanity and an evil plague.
Eccl.|6:3|-|If a man begets a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good and even does not get a proper burial, I say that the |a|stillborn is better off than he;
Eccl.|6:4|-|For it comes in vanity and goes off in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered;
Eccl.|6:5|-|Moreover it has not seen the sun and does not know anything; this one has rest rather than that one.
Eccl.|6:6|-|Indeed, even if he lives a thousand years twice and does not taste enjoyment, do not all go to one place?
Eccl.|6:7|-|All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not filled.
Eccl.|6:8|-|For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to walk before the living?
Eccl.|6:9|-|Better is seeing with the eyes than wandering with the soul. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Eccl.|6:10|-||a|That which is has already been |1|determined, and it is known what man is and that he cannot contend with him who is stronger than he.
Eccl.|6:11|-|For there are many things, which will increase vanity. What is the advantage to man?
Eccl.|6:12|-|For who knows what is good for a man in life during the few days of his vain life, which he will spend as a shadow? |a|For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
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