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Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
Living Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
Living Bible
11 The more words you speak, the less they mean, so why bother to speak at all?
12 In these few days of our empty lifetimes, who can say how one’s days can best be spent? Who can know what will prove best for the future after he is gone? For who knows the future?
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Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
New International Version
11 The more the words,
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?
12 For who knows what is good for a person in life, during the few and meaningless days(A) they pass through like a shadow?(B) Who can tell them what will happen under the sun after they are gone?
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