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Ecclesiastes 6:6-8
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6 And if a person lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?

7 All of a person’s labor is for his stomach,[a](A)
yet the appetite is never satisfied.

8 What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool?(B) What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

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Ecclesiastes 6:6-8
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6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?(A)

7 Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,
    yet their appetite is never satisfied.(B)
8 What advantage have the wise over fools?(C)
What do the poor gain
    by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?

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