Ecclesiastes 4:4; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 4:16

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Ecclesiastes 4:4

4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 4:6

6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 4:16

16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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