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| 1 And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter. |
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| 2 Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive; |
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| 3 and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. |
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| 4 And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind. |
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| 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. |
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| 6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind. |
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| 7 And I returned and saw vanity under the sun. |
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| 8 There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. |
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| 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. |
Two – Two, as elders together, would be able to accomplish manifold more. R5142:6*
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| 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up! |
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| 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
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| 12 And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
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| 13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished. |
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| 14 For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom. |
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| 15 I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in his stead. |
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| 16 There is no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind. |
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