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Ecclesiastes 6:6-8
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6 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don’t all go to one place? 7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

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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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