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Even if the other man lives one thousand years twice and does not see good things—(A)do not all go to the same place?”

(B)All a man’s labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled. For (C)what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the afflicted man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

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

Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,
    yet their appetite is never satisfied.(B)
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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