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Ecclesiastes 1
Ecclesiastes 1:1-6
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Ecclesiastes 1:1-6
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These are the words of the Philosopher, David's son, who was king in Jerusalem.
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It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.
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You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?
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Generations come and generations go, but the world stays just the same.
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The sun still rises, and it still goes down, going wearily back to where it must start all over again.
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The wind blows south, the wind blows north - round and round and back again.
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Ben Sira 14.18
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.