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Then I lookedagain at all the acts of oppressionwhich were being doneunder the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they hadnoone to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they hadnoone to comfort them.
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I have seen that everylabor and everyskill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. Thistoo is vanity and striving after wind.
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There was a certainmanwithout a dependent, havingneither* a sonnor a brother, yet there was noend to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, "And for whom am I laboring and deprivingmyself of pleasure?" Thistoo is vanity and it is a grievoustask.
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There is noend to all the people, to allwho were before them, and even the oneswho will comelater will not be happy with him, for thistoo is vanity and striving after wind.