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Ecclesiastes 9:13
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Wisdom Better Than Folly

13 I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom(A) that greatly impressed me:

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Ecclesiastes 8:16
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16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom(A) and to observe the labor that is done on earth(B)—people getting no sleep day or night—

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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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15 In this meaningless life(A) of mine I have seen both of these:

the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
    and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(B)

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Ecclesiastes 6:1
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6 I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on mankind:

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Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I have seen something else under the sun:

The race is not to the swift
    or the battle to the strong,(A)
nor does food come to the wise(B)
    or wealth to the brilliant
    or favor to the learned;
but time and chance(C) happen to them all.(D)

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