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Ecclesiastes readthrough. 

Finished 9-29-2016
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\v 12 I am the Teacher, and I have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
\v 13 I applied my mind to study and to search out by wisdom everything that is done under heaven. That search is a burdensome task that God has given to the sons of mankind to be busy with.
\v 13 I applied my mind to study and to search out by wisdom everything that is done under heaven. That search is a burdensome task that God has given to the children of mankind to be busy with.
\v 14 I have seen all the deeds that are done under the sun, and look, they all amount to vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
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\v 15 The twisted cannot be straightened!

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\v 7 I purchased male slaves and female slaves; I had slaves born in my palace. I also had large herds and flocks of livestock, much more than any king who ruled before me in Jerusalem.
\v 8 I also accumulated for myself silver and gold, the treasures of kings and provinces. I got male and female singers for myself, and delights of the sons of men, concubines and wives.
\v 8 I also accumulated for myself silver and gold, the treasures of kings and provinces. I got male and female singers for myself, and delights from the children of mankind, concubines and wives.
\f + \ft Modern versions interpret the last part of this verse in different ways: \fqa everything that pleases people \fqb , \fqa concubines and everything that pleases men \fqb , etc. \f*
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\v 10 Whatever my eyes desired,
\q2 I did not withhold from them.
\q1 I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
\q2 because my heart rejoiced in all my labor,
\q2 because my heart rejoiced in all my labor
\q2 and pleasure was my reward for all my work.
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\v 18 I said in my heart, "God tests human beings to show them that they are like animals."
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\v 19 For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of animals is the same fate for them. The death of one is like the death of the other. The breath is the same for all of them. There is no advantage for mankind over the animals. For is not everything just a breath?
\v 19 For the fate of the children of mankind and the fate of animals is the same fate for them. The death of one is like the death of the other. The breath is the same for all of them. There is no advantage for mankind over the animals. For is not everything just a breath?
\v 20 Everything is going to the same place. Everything comes from the dust, and everything returns to the dust.
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\v 7 For in many dreams, as in many words, there is meaningless vapor. So fear God.
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\v 8 When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are men in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
\v 8 When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
\v 9 In addition, the produce of the land is for everyone, and the king himself takes produce from the fields.
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\q2 The race does not belong to swift people.
\q2 The battle does not belong to strong people.
\q2 Bread does not belong to wise people.
\q2 Riches do not belong to men of understanding.
\q2 Favor does not belong to men of knowledge.
\q2 Riches do not belong to people of understanding.
\q2 Favor does not belong to people of knowledge.
\q1 Instead, time and chance affect them all.
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\v 12 For no one knows his time to die,

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\q2 and before the years arrive when you say,
\q3 "I have no pleasure in them,"
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\v 2 before the light of the sun and the moon and the stars grows dark,
\v 2 do this before the light of the sun and the moon and the stars grows dark,
\q2 and dark clouds return after the rain.
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\q1 and when the almond tree blossoms,
\q2 and when grasshoppers drag themselves along,
\q2 and when natural desires fail.
\q1 Then man goes to his eternal home,
\q1 Then man goes to his eternal home
\q2 and the mourners go down the streets.
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\v 8 "A mist of vapor," says the Teacher, "everything is vanishing vapor."
\v 9 The Teacher was wise, and he taught the people knowledge. He studied and contemplated and set in order many proverbs.
\v 9 The Teacher was wise and he taught the people knowledge. He studied and contemplated and set in order many proverbs.
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\v 10 The Teacher sought to write using vivid, upright words of truth.
\v 11 The words of wise people are like goads. Like nails driven deeply are the words of the masters in collections of their proverbs, which are taught by one shepherd.
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\v 12 My son, be aware of something more: the making of many books, which has no end. Much study brings weariness to the body.
\v 12 My son, be aware of something more: the making of many books, which has no end and much study brings weariness to the body.
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\v 13 The end of the matter,
\v 13 The end of the matter
\q2 after everything has been heard,
\q1 is that you must fear God and keep his commandments,
\q2 for this is the whole duty of mankind.