Ecclesiastes 6:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 though it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet the dead child has more peace. 6 Should such a one live twice a thousand years and not enjoy those goods, do not both go to the same place?[a]
7 All human toil is for the mouth,[b] yet the appetite is never satisfied.
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