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I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart.
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I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil.
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So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
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Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
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They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.
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God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
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It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.
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Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
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for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
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I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare.
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Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.
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When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.
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This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
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Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
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The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
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You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
