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For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be glad with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

Do not be hasty with your mouth or impulsive in your heart to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven but you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

For the dream comes through abundant endeavor and the voice of a fool through abundant words.

When you make a vow to God, do not be late in paying it; for He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!

For in many dreams and vanities are many words. Rather, fear God.

If you see oppression of the poor and robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished over the matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.

And those riches were lost through a bad endeavor; and he became the father of a son, but there was nothing in his hand for him.

This also is a sickening evil—exactly as a man came, so will he go. So what is the advantage to him who labors for the wind?

Here is what I have seen to be good, which is beautiful: to eat, to drink, and to see good in all one's labor in which he labors under the sun during the few days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to take up his portion and be glad in his labor; this is the gift of God.

For he will not remember much the days of his life because God allows him to occupy himself with the gladness of his heart.

a man to whom God gives riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God does not empower him to eat from them, for a foreigner eats from them. This is vanity and a sickening evil.

for that one comes in vanity and goes into darkness; and that one's name is covered in darkness.

All a man's labor is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not fulfilled.

For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the afflicted man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

For there are many words which increase vanity. What then is the advantage to a man?

For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few days of his vain life? He will make do with them like a shadow. For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

Better is vexation than laughter,For when a face is sad a heart may be merry.