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Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.

My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honey-comb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:

Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous to me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.

Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.

For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man [is] great upon him.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man may labor to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yes further; though a wise [man] thinketh to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].

The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.