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1
There
is an evil
which
I have seen
under
the sun
and it is prevalent
among
men--
2
a man
to whom
God
has given
riches
and wealth
and honor
so that his soul
lacks
nothing
of all
that he desires;
yet
God
has not empowered
him to eat
from them, for a foreigner
enjoys
them. This
is vanity
and a severe
affliction.
3
If
a man
fathers
a hundred
children and lives
many
years,
however
many
they be, but his soul
is not satisfied
with good things
and he does not even
have
a proper burial,
then I say,
"Better
the miscarriage
than
he,
4
for it comes
in futility
and goes
into obscurity;
and its name
is covered
in obscurity.
5
"It never
sees
the sun
and it never
knows
anything; it is better
off than
he.
6
"Even if
the other man lives
a thousand
years
twice
and does not enjoy
good things--
do not all
go
to one
place?"
7
All
a man's
labor
is for his mouth
and yet
the appetite
is not satisfied.
8
For what
advantage
does the wise man
have over
the fool?
What
advantage
does the poor man
have, knowing
how to walk
before
the living?
9
What
the eyes
see
is better
than
what the soul
desires.
This
too
is futility
and a striving
after wind.
10
Whatever
exists
has already
been named,
and it is known
what
man
is; for he cannot
dispute
with him who
is stronger
than
he is.
11
For there
are many
words
which increase
futility.
What
then is the advantage
to a man?
12
For who
knows
what
is good
for
a man
during his lifetime,
during the few
years
of his futile
life?
He will spend
them like a shadow.
For who
can tell
a man
what
will be after
him under
the sun?
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