Ecclesiastes 4

1Behold, the weeping of the oppressed! But they have no comforter. On the side of the oppressors was power, But they have no comforter.

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2So I praised those who were already dead More than the living, As many as are alive until now.

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3Better than both these is he who has not yet been born, Who has not seen all the evil work done under the sun.

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4Again I saw all the labor and all the courage of the worker, that this is the zeal of a man because of his companion. This is also vanity and is the choice of one's spirit.

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5The senseless man folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.

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6Better is a handful of rest Than two handfuls of labor, And it is the choice of one's spirit.

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7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun:

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8And there is no end to all his labor, Neither is his eye satisfied with wealth.

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9Two are better than one Because they have a good reward for their labor.

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10For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For there is not a second one to help him up!

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11If two lie down together, both stay warm, But how can one stay warm alone?

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12If one is added strength, two will stand before him, And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

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13Better is a poor and wise youth Than an old and senseless king Who will no longer take advice.

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14For this youth shall come from the house of prisoners to reign, Even though in his kingdom he was born poor.

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15I saw all the living who walk under the sun, And they were with the youth Who will be established in the king's place.

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16There was no end of all the people Over whom he was made king; Yet those who come afterward will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and is the choice of one's spirit.

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17Walk carefully when you go to the house of God. And draw near to hear, rather than to offer the sacrifice of senseless men; for they do not know that they do evil.

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