Ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

 

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Ecclesiastes 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter- On the side of their oppressors there is power, but they have no comforter.

 

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ECC 4: 2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

 

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ECC 4: 3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

 

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ECC 4: 4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

 

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ECC 4: 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

 

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Ecc 4:6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:7 (NKJV)

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:8 (NKJV)

There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labors, Nor is his ey satisfied with riches. But he never asks, "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good?" This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:9 (ESV)

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:10 (ESV)

For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:11 (RSV)

Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone?

 

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Ecclesiastes 4:12 (RSV)

And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.