Ecclesiastes 3:2; Ecclesiastes 4:14; Ecclesiastes 5:14; Ecclesiastes 6:3; Ecclesiastes 7:1

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Ecclesiastes 3:2

2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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Ecclesiastes 4:14

14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
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Ecclesiastes 5:14

14 or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.
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Ecclesiastes 6:3

3 A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1

1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
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