Berean Standard Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:7

“All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.”

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⁵The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,

⁶Even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

⁷All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

⁸What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

⁹Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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