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Ecclesiastes 6:6-8
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 6:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy[a] no good—do not all go to the one place?
7 (A)All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.[b] 8 For what advantage has the wise man (B)over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:6 Or see
- Ecclesiastes 6:7 Hebrew filled
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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