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

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine 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 honeycomb, 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 unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

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 shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall 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 labour 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 labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

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