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Some things are inevitable

What do people gain from all the hard work
    that they work so hard at under the sun?
A generation goes, and a generation comes,
    but the earth remains as it always has.
The sun rises, the sun sets;
    it returns panting to the place where it dawns.

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What do people gain from all their labors
    at which they toil under the sun?(A)
Generations come and generations go,
    but the earth remains forever.(B)
The sun rises and the sun sets,
    and hurries back to where it rises.(C)

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