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but humans are born to trouble
    just as sparks[a] fly upward.(A)

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  1. 5.7 Or birds; Heb sons of Resheph

14 “A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,(A)

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It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil,
    for he gives sleep to his beloved.[a](A)

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  1. 127.2 Or for he provides for his beloved during sleep

18 For in much wisdom is much vexation,
and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.(A)

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