Parallel Bible results for "ecclesiastes 5:17"

Ecclesiastes 5:17

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NIV

17 Behold, I have seen good, that it is a fine thing to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labour in which he may labour under the sun, the number of the days of his life which God has given to him: for it is his portion.
17 All their days they eat in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.

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