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He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also hee hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can finde out the worke that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to reioyce, and to doe good in his life.

And also that euery man should eate and drinke, and enioy the good of all his labour: it is the gift of God.

Wherefore I perceiue that there is nothing better, then that a man should reioyce in his owne workes: for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shalbe after him?

Againe I considered all trauaile, and euery right worke, that for this a man is enuied of his neighbour: this is also vanitie, and vexation of spirit.

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

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither childe nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither sayth hee, For whom doe I labour, and bereaue my soule of good? this is also vanitie, yea it is a sore trauell.

For if they fall, the one will lift vp his fellow; but woe to him that is alone, when he falleth: for he hath not another to helpe him vp.

For out of prison hee commeth to raigne, whereas also he that is borne in his kingdome, becommeth poore.

I considered all the liuing which walke vnder the sunne, with the second child that shall stand vp in his stead.

But those riches perish by euill trauell; and he begetteth a sonne, and there is nothing in his hand.

As he came forth of his mothers wombe, naked shall he returne to goe as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

All his dayes also hee eateth in darkenesse, and he hath much sorrowe, and wrath with his sicknesse.

Behold that which I haue seene: It is good and comely for one to eate and to drinke, and to enioy the good of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his life, which God giueth him: for it is his portion.

Euery man also to whom God hath giuen riches and wealth, and hath giuen him power to eate thereof, and to take his portion, and to reioyce in his labour; this is the gift of God.

For he shall not much remember the dayes of his life: because God answereth him in the ioy of his heart.

A man to whom God hath giuen riches, wealth and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that he desireth, yet God giueth him not power to eate thereof, but a stranger eateth it: This is vanitie, and it is an euill disease.

If a man beget an hundred children, and liue many yeeres, so that the dayes of his yeeres bee many: and his soule be not filled with good, and also that he haue no buriall, I say, that an vntimely birth is better then he.

For he commeth in with vanitie, and departeth in darkenesse, and his name shall be couered with darkenesse.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.