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Ecclesiastes 2:23-26 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

23. Our bodies ache during the day, and work is torture. Then at night our thoughts are troubled. It just doesn't make sense.

24. The best thing we can do is to enjoy eating, drinking, and working. I believe these are God's gifts to us,

25. and no one enjoys eating and living more than I do.

26. If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

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