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He might live 2000 years. But if he does not enjoy life, then the baby who was born dead has found the easiest way to the same end.[a]

People work and work to feed themselves, but they are never satisfied. In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 6:6 then the baby … the same end Or “Isn’t it true that all go to the same place?”

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