Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 5:16"

Ecclesiastes 5:16

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16 This too is a gross evil, that in every respect as he came, so will he go; thus what profit does he have after toiling to earn the wind?
16 This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?
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