Ecclesiastes 2:23

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²³For ^(A)all his days are full of sorrow, and his ^(B)work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 2:26

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²⁶For to the one who pleases him ^(A)God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given ^(B)the business of gathering and collecting, ^(C)only to give to one who pleases God. ^(D)This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Ecclesiastes 3:10

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¹⁰I have seen ^(A)the business that ^(B)God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

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Genesis 3:19

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¹⁹By the sweat of your face
    you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
    for out of it you were taken;
^(A)for you are dust,
    and ^(B)to dust you shall return.”