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Ecclesiastes 4:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Ecclesiastes 4:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.
The Value of a Friend
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
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