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   <v n='1'><s n="589">I</s> <s n="559">said</s> in mine <s n="3820">heart</s>, Go <s n="1980">to</s> <s n="4994">now</s>, I will <s n="5254">prove</s> thee with <s n="8057">mirth</s>, therefore <s n="7200">enjoy</s> <s n="2896">pleasure</s>: and, <s n="2009">behold</s>, <s n="1931">this</s> <s n="1571">also</s> is <s n="1892">vanity</s>. </v>
   <v n='2'>I <s n="559">said</s> of <s n="7814">laughter</s>, It is <s n="1984">mad</s>: and of <s n="8057">mirth</s>, <s n="4100">What</s> <s n="6213">doeth</s> <s n="2090">it</s>? </v>
   <v n='3'>I <s n="8446">sought</s> in mine <s n="3820">heart</s> to <s n="4900">give</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="1320">myself</s> unto <s n="3196">wine</s>, yet <s n="5090">acquainting</s> mine <s n="3820">heart</s> with <s n="2451">wisdom</s>; and to lay <s n="270">hold</s> on <s n="5531">folly</s>, <s n="5704 834">till</s> I might <s n="7200">see</s> <s n="335">what</s> was <s n="2088">that</s> <s n="2896">good</s> for the <s n="1121">sons</s> of <s n="120">men</s>, <s n="834">which</s> they should <s n="6213">do</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8064">heaven</s> <s n="4557">all</s> the <s n="3117">days</s> of their <s n="2416">life</s>. </v>
   <v n='4'>I made me <s n="1431">great</s> <s n="4639">works</s>; I <s n="1129">built</s> me <s n="1004">houses</s>; I <s n="5193">planted</s> me <s n="3754">vineyards</s>: </v>
   <v n='5'>I <s n="6213">made</s> me <s n="1593">gardens</s> and <s n="6508">orchards</s>, and I <s n="5193">planted</s> <s n="6086">trees</s> in them of <s n="3605">all</s> kind of <s n="6529">fruits</s>: </v>
   <v n='6'>I <s n="6213">made</s> me <s n="1295">pools</s> of <s n="4325">water</s>, to <s n="8248">water</s> <s n="4480">therewith</s> the <s n="3293">wood</s> that bringeth <s n="6779">forth</s> <s n="6086">trees</s>: </v>
   <v n='7'>I <s n="7069">got</s> me <s n="5650">servants</s> and <s n="8198">maidens</s>, and <s n="1961">had</s> servants <s n="1121">born</s> in my <s n="1004">house</s>; <s n="1571">also</s> I <s n="1961">had</s> <s n="7235">great</s> <s n="4735">possessions</s> of <s n="1241">great</s> and small <s n="6629">cattle</s> above <s n="4480 3605">all</s> that <s n="7945 1961">were</s> in <s n="3389">Jerusalem</s> <s n="6440">before</s> me: </v>
   <v n='8'>I <s n="3664">gathered</s> me <s n="1571">also</s> <s n="3701">silver</s> and <s n="2091">gold</s>, and the peculiar <s n="5459">treasure</s> of <s n="4428">kings</s> and of the <s n="4082">provinces</s>: I <s n="6213">got</s> me men <s n="7891">singers</s> and women <s n="7891">singers</s>, and the <s n="8588">delights</s> of the <s n="1121">sons</s> of <s n="120">men</s>, as musical <s n="7705 7705">instruments</s>, and that of all sorts. </v>
   <v n='9'>So I was <s n="1431">great</s>, and increased <s n="3254">more</s> than <s n="4480 3605">all</s> that <s n="7945 1961">were</s> <s n="6440">before</s> me in <s n="3389">Jerusalem</s>: <s n="637">also</s> my <s n="2451">wisdom</s> <s n="5975">remained</s> with me. </v>
   <v n='10'>And <s n="3605 834">whatsoever</s> mine <s n="5869">eyes</s> <s n="7592">desired</s> I <s n="680">kept</s> <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="4480">from</s> them, I <s n="4513">withheld</s> <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="*853"></s> my <s n="3820">heart</s> from <s n="4480 3605">any</s> <s n="8057">joy</s>; <s n="3588">for</s> my <s n="3820">heart</s> <s n="8056">rejoiced</s> in <s n="4480 3605">all</s> my <s n="5999">labor</s>: and <s n="2088">this</s> <s n="1961">was</s> my <s n="2506">portion</s> of <s n="4480 3605">all</s> my <s n="5999">labor</s>. </v>
   <v n='11'>Then <s n="589">I</s> <s n="6437">looked</s> on <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="4639">works</s> that my hands had <s n="7945 6213 3027">wrought</s>, and on the <s n="5999">labor</s> that I had <s n="7945 5998">labored</s> to <s n="6213">do</s>: and, <s n="2009">behold</s>, <s n="3605">all</s> was <s n="1892">vanity</s> and <s n="7469">vexation</s> of <s n="7307">spirit</s>, and there was <s n="369">no</s> <s n="3504">profit</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s>. </v>
   <v n='12'>And <s n="589">I</s> <s n="6437">turned</s> myself to <s n="7200">behold</s> <s n="2451">wisdom</s>, and <s n="1947">madness</s>, and <s n="5531">folly</s>: <s n="3588">for</s> <s n="4100">what</s> can the <s n="120">man</s> do that <s n="7945 935">cometh</s> <s n="310">after</s> the <s n="4428">king</s>? even <s n="*853"></s> that <s n="834">which</s> hath been <s n="3528">already</s> <s n="6213">done</s>. </v>
   <v n='13'>Then <s n="589">I</s> <s n="7200">saw</s> <s n="7945 3426">that</s> <s n="2451">wisdom</s> <s n="3504">excelleth</s> <s n="4480 5531">folly</s>, as far as <s n="216">light</s> <s n="3504">excelleth</s> <s n="4480 2822">darkness</s>. </v>
   <v n='14'>The wise <s n="2450">man</s> 's <s n="5869">eyes</s> are in his <s n="7218">head</s>; but the <s n="3684">fool</s> <s n="1980">walketh</s> in <s n="2822">darkness</s>: and I <s n="589">myself</s> <s n="3045">perceived</s> <s n="1571">also</s> that one <s n="7945 4745 259">event</s> <s n="7136">happeneth</s> <s n="854">to</s> them <s n="3605">all</s>. </v>
   <v n='15'>Then <s n="559">said</s> <s n="589">I</s> in my <s n="3820">heart</s>, As it <s n="4745">happeneth</s> to the <s n="3684">fool</s>, so it <s n="7136">happeneth</s> <s n="1571">even</s> to me; and <s n="4100">why</s> was <s n="589">I</s> <s n="227">then</s> <s n="3148">more</s> <s n="2449">wise</s>? Then I <s n="1696">said</s> in my <s n="3820">heart</s>, that <s n="2088">this</s> <s n="7945 1571">also</s> is <s n="1892">vanity</s>. </v>
   <v n='16'><s n="3588">For</s> there is <s n="369">no</s> <s n="2146">remembrance</s> of the <s n="2450">wise</s> more <s n="5973">than</s> of the <s n="3684">fool</s> <s n="5769">forever</s>; seeing that which <s n="7945 3528">now</s> is in the <s n="3117">days</s> to <s n="935">come</s> shall <s n="3605">all</s> be <s n="7911">forgotten</s>. And <s n="349">how</s> <s n="4191">dieth</s> the <s n="2450">wise</s> man? <s n="5973">as</s> the <s n="3684">fool</s>. </v>
   <v n='17'>Therefore I <s n="8130">hated</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="2416">life</s>; <s n="3588">because</s> the <s n="4639">work</s> that is <s n="7945 6213">wrought</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s> is <s n="7451">grievous</s> <s n="5921">unto</s> me: <s n="3588">for</s> <s n="3605">all</s> is <s n="1892">vanity</s> and <s n="7469">vexation</s> of <s n="7307">spirit</s>. </v>
   <v n='18'>Yea, <s n="589">I</s> <s n="8130">hated</s> <s n="*853"></s> <s n="3605">all</s> my <s n="5999">labor</s> which <s n="7945 589">I</s> had <s n="6001">taken</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s>: because I should <s n="7945 5117">leave</s> it unto the <s n="120">man</s> that shall <s n="7945 1961">be</s> <s n="310">after</s> me. </v>
   <v n='19'>And <s n="4310">who</s> <s n="3045">knoweth</s> whether he shall <s n="1961">be</s> a <s n="2450">wise</s> man <s n="176">or</s> a <s n="5530">fool</s>? yet shall he have <s n="7980">rule</s> over <s n="3605">all</s> my <s n="5999">labor</s> wherein I have <s n="7945 5998">labored</s>, and wherein I have showed myself <s n="7945 2449">wise</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s>. <s n="2088">This</s> is <s n="1571">also</s> <s n="1892">vanity</s>. </v>
   <v n='20'>Therefore <s n="589">I</s> went <s n="5437">about</s> to cause <s n="*853"></s> my <s n="3820">heart</s> to <s n="2976">despair</s> <s n="5921">of</s> <s n="3605">all</s> the <s n="5999">labor</s> which I <s n="7945 5998">took</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s>. </v>
   <v n='21'><s n="3588">For</s> there <s n="3426">is</s> a <s n="120">man</s> whose <s n="7945 5999">labor</s> is in <s n="2451">wisdom</s>, and in <s n="1847">knowledge</s>, and in <s n="3788">equity</s>; yet to a <s n="120">man</s> that hath <s n="7945 3808">not</s> <s n="5998">labored</s> therein shall he <s n="5414">leave</s> it for his <s n="2506">portion</s>. <s n="2088">This</s> <s n="1571">also</s> is <s n="1892">vanity</s> and a <s n="7227">great</s> <s n="7451">evil</s>. </v>
   <v n='22'><s n="3588">For</s> <s n="4100">what</s> <s n="1933">hath</s> <s n="120">man</s> of <s n="3605">all</s> his <s n="5999">labor</s>, and of the <s n="7475">vexation</s> of his <s n="3820">heart</s>, wherein <s n="7945 1931">he</s> hath <s n="6001">labored</s> <s n="8478">under</s> the <s n="8121">sun</s>? </v>
   <v n='23'><s n="3588">For</s> <s n="3605">all</s> his <s n="3117">days</s> are <s n="4341">sorrows</s>, and his <s n="6045">travail</s> <s n="3708">grief</s>; <s n="1571">yea</s>, his <s n="3820">heart</s> taketh <s n="3808">not</s> <s n="7901">rest</s> in the <s n="3915">night</s>. <s n="2088">This</s> is <s n="1571">also</s> <s n="1892">vanity</s>. </v>
   <v n='24'> There is <s n="369">nothing</s> <s n="2896">better</s> for a <s n="120">man</s>, than that he should <s n="7945 398">eat</s> and <s n="8354">drink</s>, and that he should make his <s n="7200 *853 5315">soul</s> <s n="2896">good</s> in his <s n="5999">labor</s>. <s n="2090">This</s> <s n="1571">also</s> <s n="589">I</s> <s n="7200">saw</s>, <s n="3588">that</s> <s n="1931">it</s> was from the <s n="4480 3027">hand</s> of <s n="430">God</s>. </v>
   <v n='25'><s n="3588">For</s> <s n="4310">who</s> can <s n="398">eat</s>, or <s n="4310">who</s> else can <s n="2363">hasten</s> hereunto, <s n="2351">more</s> <s n="4480">than</s> I? </v>
   <v n='26'><s n="3588">For</s> God <s n="5414">giveth</s> to a <s n="120">man</s> that is <s n="7945 2896">good</s> in his <s n="6440">sight</s> <s n="2451">wisdom</s>, and <s n="1847">knowledge</s>, and <s n="8057">joy</s>: but to the <s n="2398">sinner</s> he <s n="5414">giveth</s> <s n="6045">travail</s>, to <s n="622">gather</s> and to heap <s n="3664">up</s>, that he may <s n="5414">give</s> to him that is <s n="2896">good</s> <s n="6440">before</s> <s n="430">God</s>. <s n="2088">This</s> <s n="1571">also</s> is <s n="1892">vanity</s> and <s n="7469">vexation</s> of <s n="7307">spirit</s>. </v>
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