1 Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun,(A) and it weighs heavily on humanity:(a) 2 God gives a man 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.

Footnotes:

a. Ecclesiastes 6:1: Or it is common among men

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