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Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
Lexham English Bible

11 Increasing words only multiplies futility,[a]
    how does that profit anyone?

The Future is Inscrutable to Humans

12 For who knows what is good for a man in his life during the few days of his fleeting life, which are fleeting as a shadow? For who can tell anyone what will happen in the future[b] under the sun?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:11 Literally “Where there are numerous words, it makes numerous vanity”
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:12 Literally “after him”
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