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Ecclesiastes 5:16

New King James Version NKJV

New International Version NIV

16 And this also is a severe evil-- Just exactly as he came, so shall he go. And what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

16 This too is a grievous evil: As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?

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