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Ecclesiastes 4:1

Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
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Ecclesiastes 4:13

Advancement Is Meaningless
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8

Riches Are Meaningless
If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
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Ecclesiastes 6:8

What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
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Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.
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Ecclesiastes 9:16

So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
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