14 The wise person’s eyes are in his head, but the (A)fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that (B)one and the same fate happens to [a]both of them.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:14 Lit all of

19 (A)For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals [a]is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Lit and they have one fate

Even if the man lives a thousand years twice, but does not see good things—(A)do not all go to one and the same place?”

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It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because [a]that is the (A)end of every person,
And the living [b](B)takes it to [c]heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
  3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart

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