3 aYet, better than both is he who has never existed,
Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
The Vanity of Selfish Toil
4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
6 aBetter a handful with quietness
Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.
Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:
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