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And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.

And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.