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Ecclesiastes 6:8-10
Living Bible
Ecclesiastes 6:8-10
Living Bible
7-8 Wise men and fools alike spend their lives scratching for food and never seem to get enough. Both have the same problem, yet the poor man who is wise lives a far better life. 9 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; mere dreaming of nice things is foolish; it’s chasing the wind.
10 All things are decided by fate; it was known long ago what each man would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.
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Ecclesiastes 6:8-10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 6:8-10
New International Version
8 What advantage have the wise over fools?(A)
What do the poor gain
by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.(B)
10 Whatever exists has already been named,(C)
and what humanity is has been known;
no one can contend
with someone who is stronger.
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