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Ecclesiastes 2:26
Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012
If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 2:24-25
The best thing we can do is to enjoy eating, drinking, and working. I believe these are God's gifts to us, and no one enjoys eating and living more than I do.
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I thought about everything I had done, including the hard work, and it was simply chasing the wind. Nothing on earth is worth the trouble.
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Ecclesiastes 2:10
I got whatever I wanted and did whatever made me happy. But most of all, I enjoyed my work.
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Ecclesiastes 2:13
And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
Wisdom is like having two good eyes; foolishness leaves you in the dark. But wise or foolish, we all end up the same.
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Ecclesiastes 2:21
When we use our wisdom, knowledge, and skill to get what we own, why do we have to leave it to someone who didn't work for it? This is senseless and wrong.
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