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Ecclesiastes 6:1
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The Frustration of Desires

6 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy upon humankind:(A)

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

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Ecclesiastes 6:2
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2 those to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that they lack nothing of all that they desire, yet God does not enable them to enjoy these things, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous ill.(A)

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Ecclesiastes 6:2
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2 God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them,(A) and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.(B)

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