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Ecclesiastes 5:8-20

8Ifthou seesttheoppressionofthepoor,andviolent pervertingofjudgmentandjusticeinaprovince, marvelnotatthematter;forahigherthanthehighiswatching,andtherearehigherthanthey.

9Moreovertheearthiseverywayprofitable:theking [himself]isdependent uponthefield.

10Hethatloveth silvershallnotbesatisfiedwithsilver,norhethatlovethabundanceH7235withincreaseH7235.Thisalsoisvanity.

11WhengoodsincreaseH7235,theyareincreasedH7235thateatH398them;andwhat profitistheretotheowner thereof,exceptthebeholding [ofthem]withhiseyes?

12Thesleepofthelabourerissweet,whetherhehaveeaten littleormuch;butthefulnessoftherichH6239doth not sufferhimtosleep.

13ThereisagrievousevilH7451thatIhaveseenunderthesun:richesH6239keptfortheowners thereoftotheirhurt;

14orthoseriches perishbysomeevil circumstance,andifhehavebegottenason,thereisnothinginhishandH3027.

15AshecameH935forthfromhismother's womb, nakedshallhegoH935awayagainashecameH935,andshalltakenothingofhislabour,whichhemaycarryawayinhishand.

16AndthisalsoH1571isagrievous evil,thatinallpointsashecamesodothhegoaway,andwhatprofit hathhe,inhaving labouredforthewind?

17AllhisdaysH3117alsoheeatethindarkness,andhathmuchvexation,andsickness,andirritation.

18BeholdwhatIhaveseen goodandcomely: [itis]toeatH398andtodrink,andtoenjoy goodinallhislabour wherewith [manH120] labourethunderthesun,allthedaysofhislifewhichGodH430hathgivenH5414him:forthatishisportionH2506.

19EverymanalsotowhomGodH430hath given richesandwealth,andpowertoeat thereof,andtotakehisportionandtorejoiceinhislabour:thatisagiftofGodH430.

20For he will not much remember the days of his life, because God answereth [him] with the joy of his heart.

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