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25 for apart from him[a] who can eat or who can have enjoyment? 26 For to the man who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:25 Gk Syr: Heb apart from me

25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?(A) 26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(B) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(C) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(D) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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