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Ecclesiastes 5:16-18
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5:16-18
New International Version
16 This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?(A)
17 All their days they eat in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.
18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(B) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(C) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.
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