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Ecclesiastes 6:9
New American Bible, revised edition
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“What the eyes see is better than what the desires wander after.” This also is vanity and a chase after wind.
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Ecclesiastes 6:10
Whatever is, was long ago given its name, and human nature is known; mortals cannot contend in judgment with One who is stronger.
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Ecclesiastes 6:2
There is one to whom God gives riches and property and honor, and who lacks nothing the heart could desire; yet God does not grant the power to partake of them, but a stranger devours them. This is vanity and a dire plague.
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
All human toil is for the mouth, yet the appetite is never satisfied.
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