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Ecclesiastes 5:16-18
New International Reader's Version
Ecclesiastes 5:16-18
New International Reader's Version
16 Here’s something else that is very evil.
Everyone is born, and everyone dies.
And what do they get for their work?
Nothing. It’s like working for the wind.
17 All their lives they eat in darkness.
Their lives are full of trouble, suffering and anger.
18 I have seen what is good. It is good for a person to eat and drink. It’s good for them to be satisfied with their hard work on this earth. That’s what they should do during the short life God has given them. That’s what God made them for.
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