Ecclesiastes 6:6-8

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⁶And if a person lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?

⁷All of a person’s labor is for his stomach,^[a]^(A)
yet the appetite is never satisfied.

⁸What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool?^(B) What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

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