10 For he sees that even (A)wise people die;
The (B)foolish and the stupid alike perish
And (C)leave their wealth to others.

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19 (A)For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals [a]is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Lit and they have one fate

Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—(A)do not all go to one and the same place?”

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It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because [a]that is the (A)end of every person,
And the living [b](B)takes it to [c]heart.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart

(A)It is the same for all. There is (B)one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and the unclean; for the person who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good person is, so is the sinner; the one who swears an oath is just as the one who [a]is afraid to swear an oath. This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is (C)one fate for everyone. Furthermore, (D)the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and (E)insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:2 Lit fears an oath

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