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That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
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Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
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I said in my heart, "God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
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I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals."
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For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.
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All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust.
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Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
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So I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is his heritage. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?