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[1]There isH3426 an evilH7451 which I have seenH7200[H8804] under the sunH8121, and it is commonH7227 among menH120:
[2]A manH376 to whom GodH430 hath givenH5414[H8799] richesH6239, wealthH5233, and honourH3519, so that he wantethH2638 nothing for his soulH5315 of all that he desirethH183[H8691], yet GodH430 giveth him not powerH7980[H8686] to eatH398[H8800] thereof, but a strangerH376[H5237] eatethH398[H8799] it: this is vanityH1892, and it is an evilH7451 diseaseH2483.
[3]If a manH376 begetH3205[H8686] an hundredH3967 children, and liveH2421[H8799] manyH7227 yearsH8141, so that the daysH3117 of his yearsH8141 be manyH7227, and his soulH5315 be not filledH7646[H8799] with goodH2896, and also that he have no burialH6900; I sayH559[H8804], that an untimely birthH5309 is better than heH2896.
[4]For he comethH935[H8804] in with vanityH1892, and departethH3212[H8799] in darknessH2822, and his nameH8034 shall be coveredH3680[H8792] with darknessH2822.
[5]Moreover he hath not seenH7200[H8804] the sunH8121, nor knownH3045[H8804] any thing: thisH2088 hath more restH5183 than the otherH2088.
[6]Yea, thoughH432 he liveH2421[H8804] a thousandH505 yearsH8141 twiceH6471 told, yet hath he seenH7200[H8804] no goodH2896: do not all goH1980[H8802] to oneH259 placeH4725?
[7]All the labourH5999 of manH120 is for his mouthH6310, and yet the appetiteH5315 is not filledH4390.[H8735]
[8]For what hath the wiseH2450 moreH3148 than the foolH3684? what hath the poorH6041, that knowethH3045[H8802] to walkH1980[H8800] before the livingH2416?
[9]BetterH2896 is the sightH4758 of the eyesH5869 than the wanderingH1980[H8800] of the desireH5315: this is also vanityH1892 and vexationH7469 of spiritH7307.
[10]That which hath been is namedH7121[H8738][H8034] alreadyH3528, and it is knownH3045[H8737] that it is manH120: neither mayH3201[H8799] he contendH1777[H8800] with him that is mightier than heH8623.
[11]Seeing there beH3426 manyH7235[H8687] thingsH1697 that increaseH7235[H8688] vanityH1892, what is manH120 the betterH3148?
[12]For who knowethH3045[H8802] what is goodH2896 for manH120 in this lifeH2416, allH4557 the daysH3117 of his vainH1892 lifeH2416 which he spendethH6213[H8799] as a shadowH6738? for who can tellH5046[H8686] a manH120 what shall be afterH310 him under the sunH8121?
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