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Ecclesiastes 7:3 (NIV)
Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
Ecclesiastes 8:3 (NIV)
Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Ecclesiastes 11:3 (NIV)
If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 (NIV)
when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim;
Ecclesiastes 1:3 (NIV)
What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:3 (NIV)
I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 (NIV)
This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
Ecclesiastes 10:3 (NIV)
Even as fools walk along the road, they lack sense and show everyone how stupid they are.
Ecclesiastes 4:1 (NIV)
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
Ecclesiastes 4:2 (NIV)
And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 (NIV)
And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:5 (NIV)
Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NIV)
Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:7 (NIV)
Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
Ecclesiastes 4:8 (NIV)
There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. “For whom am I toiling,” he asked, “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is meaningless— a miserable business!
Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NIV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
Ecclesiastes 4:10 (NIV)
If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Ecclesiastes 4:11 (NIV)
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV)
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 (NIV)
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
Ecclesiastes 4:14 (NIV)
The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom.
Ecclesiastes 4:15 (NIV)
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 (NIV)
There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 (NIV)
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NIV)
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.