There is an evil I have seen under the sun,
    the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

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13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:(A)

wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

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This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.(A) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,(B) and afterward they join the dead.(C)

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I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:

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Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—
    and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
    and they have no comforter.(B)

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16 And I saw something else under the sun:

In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
    in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

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