Ecclesiastes 1:4; Ecclesiastes 1:6; Ecclesiastes 1:7; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 3:20; Ecclesiastes 4:15; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Ecclesiastes 5:15; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Ecclesiastes 6:4; Ecclesiastes 6:6; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Ecclesiastes 6:9; Ecclesiastes 7:2; Ecclesiastes 8:3; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Ecclesiastes 10:15; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:5

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Ecclesiastes 1:4

4 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
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Ecclesiastes 1:6

6 Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
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Ecclesiastes 1:7

7 All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again.
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Ecclesiastes 2:1

1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.
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Ecclesiastes 3:20

20 All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.
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Ecclesiastes 4:15

15 I have seen all the living under the sun throng to the side of the second lad who replaces him.
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Ecclesiastes 5:1

1 Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
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Ecclesiastes 5:15

15 As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.
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Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 This also is a grievous evil -exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. So what is the advantage to him who toils for the wind?
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Ecclesiastes 6:4

4 for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.
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Ecclesiastes 6:6

6 "Even if the other man lives a thousand years twice and does not enjoy good things -do not all go to one place?"
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Ecclesiastes 6:8

8 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?
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Ecclesiastes 6:9

9 What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and a striving after wind.
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Ecclesiastes 7:2

2 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
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Ecclesiastes 8:3

3 "Do not be in a hurry to leave him. Do not join in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases."
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Ecclesiastes 9:7

7 Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
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Ecclesiastes 10:3

3 Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
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Ecclesiastes 10:7

7 I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
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Ecclesiastes 10:15

15 The toil of a fool so wearies him that he does not even know how to go to a city.
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Ecclesiastes 10:20

20 Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9

9 Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things.
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Ecclesiastes 12:5

5 Furthermore, men are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caperberry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while mourners go about in the street.
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