Ecclesiastes 5:16

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“This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?”

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This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

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