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The Vanity of Unenjoyed Wealth
Ecclesiastes 6:1-6
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There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
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God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
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A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
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The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
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even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
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