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This is the unfortunate fact[a] about everything that happens on earth:[b]
the same fate awaits[c] everyone.
In addition to this, the hearts of all people[d] are full of evil,
and there is folly in their hearts during their lives—then they die.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:3 tn Heb “evil.”
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:3 tn Heb “under the sun.”
  3. Ecclesiastes 9:3 tn The term “awaits” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness and stylistic reasons.
  4. Ecclesiastes 9:3 tn Heb “also the heart of the sons of man.” Here “heart” is a collective singular.
  5. Ecclesiastes 9:3 tn Heb “and after that [they go] to [the place of] the dead.”