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24 A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,
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24 A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,
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25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
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25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
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26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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