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Yea, though he live an elef shanim twice over, yet hath he seen no tovah. Do not all go to mekom echad?

All the amal (labor) of haAdam is for his mouth, and yet the nefesh is not satisfied.

For what hath the chacham more than the kesil? What hath the poor man, who has da’as of how to conduct himself before the living?

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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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