Ecclesiastes 6:7-12
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7All a person’s labor is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied. 8For what advantage does the wise person have over the fool? What does the poor person have, knowing how to walk before the living? 9What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires. This too is futility and striving after wind.
10Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with the one who is mightier than he is. 11For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person? 12For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life? He will spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person what will happen after him under the sun?