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a man to whomGod has givenriches and wealth and honor so that his soullacksnothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreignerenjoys them. This is vanity and a severeaffliction.
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If a manfathers a hundred children and livesmanyyears, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with goodthings and he does not evenhave a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriagethan he,
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For whoknowswhat is good for a man during his lifetime, during the fewyears of his futilelife? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a manwhat will be after him under the sun?