18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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18 Both thorns and thistles it shall [a]bring forth for you,
And (A)you shall eat the herb of the field.
19 (B)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(C)For dust you are,
And (D)to dust you shall return.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:18 cause to grow

18 Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
Yet you shall eat the [a]plants of the field;
19 By the sweat of your face
You shall eat bread,
Until you (A)return to the ground,
Because (B)from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:18 Lit plant

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

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“Vanity(A)[a] of vanities,” says the Preacher;
“Vanity of vanities, (B)all is vanity.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:2 Or Absurdity, Frustration, Futility, Nonsense; and so throughout the book

(A)Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,
“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

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