23 Because all his days his activity is painful and (A)irritating; even at night his [a]mind (B)does not rest. This too is futility.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:23 Lit heart

23 All their days their work is grief and pain;(A) even at night their minds do not rest.(B) This too is meaningless.

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26 For to a person who is good in His sight, (A)He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may (B)give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is (C)futility and striving after wind.

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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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10 I have seen the (A)task which God has given the sons of mankind with which to [a]occupy themselves.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:10 Or trouble

10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.(A)

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There was a man without a [a]dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, (A)his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And (B)for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an (C)unhappy task.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit second

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(A) 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!

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