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Sow your seed in the morning,
    and don’t stop working[a] until evening,
since you don’t know which of your endeavors will do well,
    whether this one or that,
        or even if both will do equally well.

Preparing for Old Age

How sweet is the daylight, and how pleasant it is for someone’s eyes to behold the sunshine! Even if a person lives many years, let him enjoy them all, recalling that there will be many days of darkness to come—all of which are pointless.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:6 Lit. then give your hand no rest