Even though he should live a thousand years twice over, yet enjoy[a] no good—do not all go to the one place?

(A)All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.[b] For what advantage has the wise man (B)over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:6 Or see
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:7 Hebrew filled

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