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Ecclesiastes 2:23-24

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23 Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
23 All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.
24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
24 A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,
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