So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember (A)that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is (B)vanity.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:8 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)

However many years anyone may live,
    let them enjoy them all.
But let them remember(A) the days of darkness,
    for there will be many.
    Everything to come is meaningless.

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