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let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

What is the profit to a man in all his labor which he labors under the sun?

The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and I also know that one event happens with all of them.

When there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with advantage; yet he shall give it to a man who has not labored with it, for his share; this also is vanity and a great evil.

For what is there for man in all his labor, and in striving of his heart, which he did as a laborer under the sun?

For all his days are pains, and his task is grief; his heart does not even take rest in the night. Even this also is vanity.

Is it not good that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his labor? This I also saw, that it was from the hand of God.

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and to heap up, to give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and striving after wind.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice to do good in his life.

And also every man that eats and drinks, and sees good in his labor, it is the gift of God.

And I have seen that nothing is better than that the man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what shall be after him?

And I considered every labor, and every advantage of the work, that it is the envy of a man against his neighbor; this is also vanity and striving after wind.

The fool folds his hands together and eats his own flesh.

There is one alone , and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; and there is no end to all his labor; even his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says , For whom do I labor, and take good frommy soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil task.

For if they fall, this one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him, the one that falls, and there is not another to lift him up.

For from the house of the imprisoned he goes forth to reign, although in his kingdom he was born poor.

I saw all the living who walk about under the sun, with the second child who shall stand up in his place.

When the good thing increases, those who devour it increase; then what profit is it to its owners, except to see it with his eyes?

There is a painful evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being kept for their owner to his evil;

but those riches perish by an evil use; and he fathers a son, and nothing is in his hand.