10 For he sees that even (A)wise people die;
The (B)foolish and the stupid alike perish
And (C)leave their wealth to others.

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10 For all can see that the wise die,(A)
    that the foolish and the senseless(B) also perish,
    leaving their wealth(C) to others.(D)

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19 (A)For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals [a]is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Lit and they have one fate

19 Surely the fate of human beings(A) is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath[a]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Or spirit

Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—(A)do not all go to one and the same place?”

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even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?(A)

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It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because [a]that is the (A)end of every person,
And the living [b](B)takes it to [c]heart.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart

It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(A) is the destiny(B) of everyone;
    the living should take this to heart.

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(A)It is the same for all. There is (B)one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and the unclean; for the person who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good person is, so is the sinner; the one who swears an oath is just as the one who [a]is afraid to swear an oath. This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is (C)one fate for everyone. Furthermore, (D)the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and (E)insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:2 Lit fears an oath

All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad,[a] the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.

As it is with the good,
    so with the sinful;
as it is with those who take oaths,
    so with those who are afraid to take them.(A)

This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.(B) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,(C) and afterward they join the dead.(D)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:2 Septuagint (Aquila), Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew does not have and the bad.