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Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

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2 It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3 You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?
3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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