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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 .
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Wherefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive .
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Yes ,
better is he than both they ,
who hath not yet been ,
who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun .
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Again ,
I considered all labor ,
and every right work ,
that for this a man is envied by his neighbor .
This is also vanity and vexation of spirit .
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The fool foldeth his hands together ,
and eateth his own flesh .
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Better is a handful with quietness ,
than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit .
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Then I returned ,
and I saw vanity under the sun .
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There is one alone ,
and there is not a second ;
yes ,
he hath neither child nor brother :
yet is there no end of all his labor ;
neither is his eye satisfied with riches ;
neither saith he ,
For whom do I labor ,
and bereave my soul of good ?
This is also vanity ,
yes ,
it is a grievous labor .
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Two are better than one ;
because they have a good reward for their labor .
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For if they fall ,
the one will lift up his fellow :
but woe to him that is alone when he falleth ;
for he hath not another to help him to rise .
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Again ,
if two lie together ,
then they have heat :
but how can one be warm alone ?
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And if one prevaileth against him ,
two shall withstand him ;
and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken .