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What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?

The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.

The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites.

For the wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: yet I know also that the same condition falleth to them all.

For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.

For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?

For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.

There is no profit to man: but yt he eate, and drinke, & delight his soule with the profit of his labour: I saw also this, yt it was of the hand of God.

Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also he hath set the worlde in their heart, yet can not man finde out the worke that God hath wrought fro the beginning euen to the end.

I know that there is nothing good in them, but to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

And also that euery man eateth and drinketh, and seeth the commoditie of all his labour. this is the gift of God.

Therefore I see that there is nothing better then that a man shoulde reioyce in his affaires, because that is his portion. For who shal bring him to see what shalbe after him?

Also I beheld all trauaile, & all perfection of workes yt this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie & vexation of spirit.

The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.

There is one alone, & there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.

For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.

For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.

I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.

And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.