Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 6:4
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For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
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For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
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for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
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for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;
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Ecclesiastes 6
2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
4 For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
5 The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
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