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Yea, and as for every man to whom God has given wealth and possessions, and has given him power to eat thereof, and to receive his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; for God troubles him in the mirth of his heart.

a man to whom God shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is vanity, and an evil infirmity.

For he came in vanity, and departs in darkness, and his name shall be covered in darkness.

All the labour of a man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite shall not be satisfied.

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

For there are many things which increase vanity.

What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.

Behold the works of God: for who shall be able to straighten him whom God has made crooked?

In the day of prosperity live joyfully, and consider in the day of adversity: consider, I say, God also has caused the one to agree with the other for this reason, that man should find nothing after him.

It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.

For there is not a righteous man in the earth, who will do good, and not sin

For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.

which my soul sought after, but I found not: for I have found one man of a thousand; but a woman in all these I have not found.