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\v 5 There is something else that I have seen here on this earth,
\q2 something that rulers sometimes do that is wrong:
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\v 6 they appoint foolish people to have important positions,
\v 6 They appoint foolish people to have important positions,
\q2 while they appoint rich people to have unimportant positions.
\q1
\v 7 They allow slaves to ride on horses like rich people usually do,
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\q2 and they end by saying things that are both wicked and foolish.
\q2
\v 14 They talk too much.
\q1 None of us knows what will happen in the future,
\q1 None of us knows what will happen in the future
\q2 or what will happen after we die.
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\q1
\v 16 Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young person,
\q2 whose leaders continually eat, all during the day, every day.
\v 16 Terrible things will happen to the people of a nation whose ruler is a foolish young person
\q2 and whose leaders continually eat, all during the day, every day.
\q1
\v 17 But how fortunate is a nation if its ruler comes from a noble family,
\q2 if its leaders feast only at the proper times,
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\q1
\v 20 Do not even think about cursing the king,
\v 20 Do not even think about cursing the king
\q2 or about cursing rich people, even when you are alone in your bedroom.
\q1 It is always possible that a little bird will hear what you are saying
\q2 and tell those people what you said about them.
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\q1
\v 6 Start planting your seeds in the morning,
\q2 and do not stop planting them until the evening,
\q1 because you do not know which ones will grow better,
\q2 the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day,
\q1 because you do not know which ones will grow better
\q2 the ones you plant in the morning, the ones you plant later in the day,
\q2 or whether both will grow well.
\q1
\v 7 It is very delightful to be alive
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\c 12
\q1
\v 1 While you are still young, keep thinking about God, who created you.
\q2 Do that before you are old and you experience many troubles,
\v 1 While you are still young, keep thinking about God who created you.
\q2 Do that before you are old and you experience many troubles
\q1 during the years when you say,
\q2 "I no longer enjoy being alive."
\q1
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\v 3 Then your arms that you use to protect yourself,
\v 3 Then your arms that you use to protect yourself
\q2 and your legs that support your body will become weak.
\q1 Many of the teeth that you use to grind your food will fall out,
\q2 and your eyes that you use to look out of windows will not see clearly.
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\v 6 Think much about God now, because soon our lives will end,
\q2 like silver chains or golden bowls that break easily,
\q1 or like pitchers that are broken at the water fountain,
\q2 like silver chains or golden bowls that break easily
\q1 or like pitchers that are broken at the water fountain
\q2 or like broken pulleys at a well.
\q1
\v 7 Then our corpses will decay and become dirt again,
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\v 10 I searched for words that would be pleasing to hear, and what I have written is reliable and true.
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\v 11 The things that I and other wise people say give directions, and they are like nails that fix things together and last a long time. When people follow clear and understandable directions, they know what is right, and, so then they can do it. The sayings of the wise are like our shepherd who guides us where we need to go.
\v 11 The things that I and other wise people say give directions, and they are like nails that fix things together and last a long time. When people follow clear and understandable directions, they know what is right, so then they can do it. The sayings of the wise are like our shepherd who guides us where we need to go.
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\v 12 So, my son, pay careful attention to what I have written, and choose carefully what you read that others have written. This work of writing many books is endless. Trying to study them all will be an endless task.
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\q1 Revere God, and obey his commandments,
\q2 because those commandments summarize everything that people should do.
\q1
\v 14 And do not forget that God will judge everything that we do,
\v 14 And do not forget that God will judge everything that we do
\q2 good things and bad things,
\q2 even things that we do secretly.