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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Lit the soul
  2. 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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