16 And this also is a severe evil—
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And (A)what profit has he (B)who has labored for the wind?
17 All his days (C)he also eats in darkness,
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.

18 Here is what I have seen: (D)It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; (E)for it is his [a]heritage.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit. portion

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