Ecclesiastes:6

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* There is an evil which I have seen under the sun , and it is abundant (note :)Alex . epi , upon (:note ) with man : * a man to whom God shall give wealth , and substance , and honour , and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire , yet God shall not give him power to eat of it , for a stranger shall devour it : this is vanity , and an evil infirmity . * If a man beget a hundred children , and live many years , yea , however abundant the days of his years shall be , yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good , and also he have no burial ; I said , An untimely birth is better than he . * For he came in vanity , and departs in darkness , and his name shall be covered in darkness . * Moreover he has not seen the sun , nor known rest : there is no more rest to this one than another . * * All the labour of a man is for his mouth , and yet the appetite shall not be satisfied . * For what advantage has the wise man over the fool , since even the poor knows how to walk (note :)Gr . before the face of (:note ) in the direction of life ? * The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul : this is also vanity , and waywardness of spirit . * If anything has been , its name has already been called : and it is known what man is ; neither can he contend with him who is stronger than he . * For there are many things which increase vanity .

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