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Ecclesiastes chapter 6. 
There is an evil which I have 

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seen under the sun, and it 
weighs heavily on men. 

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A man to whom God has given 
riches and wealth and honor, so 

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that he lacks nothing of all 
that he desires. 

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Yet God has not given him the 
power or capacity to enjoy them.

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All those things which are gifts
from God, but a stranger in whom

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he has no interest, succeeds him
and enjoys them. 

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This is vanity, and it is a 
cause of great distress. 

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If a man fathers 100 children 
and lives many years, however 

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many they may be, but his soul 
is not satisfied with good 

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things, and he is not respected,
and is not given a proper 

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burial, he is not laid to rest 
in the sepulchre of his 

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father's, then I say better the 
miscarriage then he, For the 

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miscarriage comes in futility or
in vain, and passes into 

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obscurity, and its name is 
covered in obscurity. 

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It has not seen the sun nor had 
any knowledge, yet it has more 

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rest and is better off than he. 
Even if the other man lives 1000

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years twice over and yet has 
seen no good and experienced no 

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enjoyment, do not both go to one
place the grave. 

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All the labor of man is for his 
mouth, for self preservation and

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enjoyment, and yet the desire of
his soul is not satisfied. 

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For what advantage has the wise 
man over the fool? 

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For being worldly wise is not 
the secret to happiness. 

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What advantage has the poor man 
who has learned how to walk 

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publicly among the living with 
men's eyes on him? 

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For being poor is not the secret
to happiness either. 

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What the eyes see, enjoying what
is available is better than 

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craving what the soul desires. 
This too is futility and chasing

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after the wind. 
Whatever exists has already been

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named long ago, and it is known 
what a frail being man is, for 

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he cannot dispute with him who 
is mightier than he, For there 

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are many other words that 
increase futility. 

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What then is the advantage for a
man for who, limited by human 

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wisdom, knows what is good for 
man during his lifetime, During 

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the few days of his futile life,
he spends them like a shadow, 

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staying busy but achieving 
nothing of lasting value? 

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For who can tell a man what will
happen after him to his work, 

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his treasure, his plans under 
the sun after his life is over? 

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Thank you for tuning in to the 
Audio Bible podcast today. 

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This has been Ecclesiastes 
chapter 6 from the Word of God.