Ecclesiastes 6:11-12

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¹¹·The more you say,
the more useless it is [There are many words that increase meaninglessness; 1:2].
What good does it do?

¹²People have only a few useless [1:2] days of life on the earth; their ·short life [^Lfew days] passes like a shadow [1 Chr. 29:15; Ps. 144:4; Job 8:9; 14:12]. Who knows what is ·best [good] for them while they live? Who can tell them what ·the future will bring [^Lwill happen after them]?