Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun,(A) and it weighs heavily on humanity:[a] God gives a person riches, wealth, and honor(B) so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself,(C) but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.

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  1. 6:1 Or it is common among men

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