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Ecclesiastes 5:16

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16 This also is a painful tragedy: They leave exactly as they came. What advantage do they gain from working so hard for 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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