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Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best—aren’t all of them going to the same place?

Every person works for his own self-interests,[a]
    but his desires remain unsatisfied.
For what advantage has the wise person over the fool?
    What advantage does the poor man have
        in knowing how to face life?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit. for his mouth
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:8 Lit. knows to walk before the living