rotherham Ecclesiastes:5:8-6 SEEK
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If ,
the oppression of the poor ,
and the wresting of justice and righteousness ,
thou see in the province ,
do not be astonished over the matter ,
for ,
one high above the highest ,
is watching ,
yea ,
the Most High ,
is over them .
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And ,
the profit of the earth ,
is ,
for all ,
a king ,
by the field ,
is served .
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He that loveth silver ,
shall not be satisfied with silver nor ,
he that loveth abundance ,
with revenue ,-
even this ,
was vanity .
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When blessings are increased ,
increased are the eaters thereof ,
what profit ,
then ,
to the owner of them saving the sight of his eyes ?
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Sweet the sleep of the labourer ,
whether ,
little or much ,
he eat ,
but ,
the surfeit of the rich man ,
will not suffer him to sleep .
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Here was an incurable evil ,
I had seen under the sun ,
riches kept by the owner thereof ,
to his hurt ;
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and those riches perish ,
by being ill employed ,
and though he begetteth a son ,
yet is there in his hand nothing at all .
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As he came from his mothers womb ,
naked ,
he again departeth ,
as he came ,
and ,
nothing ,
can he take of his toil ,
which he can carry in his hand .
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Even this ,
moreover ,
is an incurable evil ,
altogether as he came ,
so ,
shall he depart ,
what profit then shall he have who toileth for the wind ?
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Even all his days ,
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Lo !
what ,
I myself ,
have seen Better that it should be excellent to eat and to drink and to see blessedness ,
in all ones toil wherein one toileth under the sun ,
for the number of the days of his life ,
in that God hath given it him ,
for ,
that ,
is his portion :
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yet ,
as regardeth every man ,
to whom God hath given wealth and goods ,
and granted him power to eat thereof ,
and to take his portion ,
and to find gladness in his toil ,
this ,
is ,
the gift of God .
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Though it be not much ,
let him remember the days of his life ,
for ,
God ,
beareth witness ,
by the gladness of his heart .
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