Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:4-8

4Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

5The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.

6Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.

7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

8There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. But he never asks, “For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?” This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

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