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18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

17 All their days they eat in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger.

7 Everyone’s toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

13 Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?

19 Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.

18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.

5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.

5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them.

20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

1 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:

11 The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?

3 Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

22 for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

2 Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me:

6 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.