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

(B)All a man’s labor is for his mouth and yet the [b]appetite is not [c]satisfied. For (C)what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Lit see
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit soul
  3. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit filled

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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