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A man may father a hundred children and live many years, but if his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, no matter how many days he lives, I say, “A stillborn baby is better off than he is.” Why? Because that baby comes like a vapor and leaves in darkness, and its name gets covered in darkness. The baby does not see the sun or know it,[a] but it enjoys more peaceful rest than that man does,

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  1. Ecclesiastes 6:5 Or know anything

A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn(A) child is better off than he.(B) It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded. Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man—

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