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Ecclesiastes 4:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ecclesiastes 4:8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.(A)
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Sirach 31:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 31:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Rich people toil to amass possessions,
and when they rest, they fill themselves with their delicacies.(A)
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