ECCLESIASTES Chapter 6 (GNB)
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6:1 I have noticed
that in this world a serious injustice is done. |
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6:2 God will give
us wealth, honor, and property, yes, everything we
want, but then will not let us enjoy it. Some stranger will enjoy it instead.
It is useless, and it just isn't right. |
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6:3 We may have a
hundred children and live a long time, but no matter how long we live, if we
do not get our share of happiness and do not receive a decent burial, then I
say that a baby born dead is better off. |
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6:4 It does that
baby no good to be born; it disappears into darkness, where it is forgotten. |
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6:5 It never sees
the light of day or knows what life is like, but at least it has found
rest--- |
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6:6 more so than
the man who never enjoys life, though he may live two thousand years. After
all, both of them are going to the same place. |
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6:7 We do all our
work just to get something to eat, but we never have enough. |
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6:8 How are the
wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face
life? |
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6:9 It is useless;
it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have
than to be always wanting something else. |
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6:10 Everything
that happens was already determined long ago, and we all know that you cannot
argue with someone who is stronger than you. |
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6:11 The longer you
argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off. |
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6:12 How can anyone
know what is best for us in this short, useless life of ours---a life that
passes like a shadow? How can we know what will happen in the world after we
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