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Ecclesiastes 5:14
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Ecclesiastes 5:14
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They lose it all in a bad deal and have nothing to give to their children.
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Those who work hard sleep in peace; it is not important if they eat little or much. But rich people worry about their wealth and cannot sleep.
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I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.
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They lose it all in a bad deal and have nothing to give to their children.
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People come into this world with nothing, and when they die they leave with nothing. In spite of all their hard work, they leave just as they came.
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This, too, is real misery: They leave just as they came. So what do they gain from chasing the wind?
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.