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| 6:1 | There is yet a plage vnder the sunne, & it is a generall thing among men: |
| 6:2 | when God geueth a man ryches, goodes and honoure, so that he wanteth nothynge of all that hys herre can desyre: and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioye the same, but another man spendeth them. This is a vayne thinge & a miserable plage. |
| 6:3 | If a man begett an hundred children, & lyue many yeares, so that his dayes are many in nombre, and yet can not enioye his good, nether be buryed: as for him I saye, that an vntymely byrth is better then he. |
| 6:4 | For he commeth to naught, & spendeth his tyme in darrknes, & his name is forgotten. |
| 6:5 | Moreouer, he seeth not the sonne, & knoweth not of it: & yet hath he more rest then the other. |
| 6:6 | Yee though he lyued two thousande yeares, yet hath he no good lyfe. Come not all to one place? |
| 6:7 | All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, & yet his desire is neuer fylled after his minde. |
| 6:8 | For what hath the wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore, that he knoweth to walke wt fooles before the lyuing? |
| 6:9 | The cleare syght of the eyes is better, then that the soule shulde walke after desires of the luste. Howbeit, this is also a vayne thinge & a dysquietnesse of mynde. |
| 6:10 | The thinge that hath bene: is named allready, & knowen that it is euen man him selfe: nether maye he go to lawe wt hym that is myghtier then he. |
| 6:11 | Many thinges ther be that increace vanite, & what hath a man els. |
| 6:12 | For who knoweth what is good for man lyuinge, in the dayes of hys vayne lyfe, which is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man, what shal happen after him vnder the Sunne? |
| 6:1 | Also another yuel is, which Y siy vndur the sunne; and certis it is oft vsid anentis men. |
| 6:2 | A man is, to whom God yaf richessis, and catel, and onour; and no thing failith to his soule of alle thingis which he desirith; and God yyueth not power to hym, that he ete therof, but a straunge man shal deuoure it. This is vanyte, and a greet wretchidnesse. |
| 6:3 | If a man gendrith an hundrid fre sones, and lyueth many yeris, and hath many daies of age, and his soule vsith not the goodis of his catel, and wantith biriyng; Y pronounce of this man, that a deed borun child is betere than he. |
| 6:4 | For he cometh in veyn, and goith to derknessis; and his name schal be don a wei bi foryetyng. |
| 6:5 | He siy not the sunne, nether knew dyuersyte of good and of yuel; |
| 6:6 | also thouy he lyueth twei thousynde yeeris, and vsith not goodis; whether alle thingis hasten not to o place? |
| 6:7 | Al the trauel of a man is in his mouth, but the soule of hym schal not be fillid with goodis. |
| 6:8 | What hath a wijs man more than a fool? and what hath a pore man, no but that he go thidur, where is lijf? |
| 6:9 | It is betere to se that, that thou coueitist, than to desire that, that thou knowist not; but also this is vanyte, and presumpcioun of spirit. |
| 6:10 | The name of hym that schal come, is clepid now, and it is knowun, that he is a man, and he mai not stryue in doom ayens a strongere than hym silf. |
| 6:11 | Wordis ben ful manye, and han myche vanyte in dispuytinge. |
| 6:12 | n/a |
| 6:1 | There is yet a plage vnder ye Sonne, & it is a generall thinge amonge me: |
| 6:2 | when God geueth a man riches, goodes & honoure, so that he wanteth nothinge of all that his herte can desyre: and yet God geueth him not leue to enioye the same, but another man spedeth them. This is a vayne thinge & a miserable plage. |
| 6:3 | Yf a man begett an hundreth children, and lyue many yeares, so that his dayes are many in nombre, and yet can not enioye his good, nether be buried: as for him I saye, that an vntymely byrth is better then he. |
| 6:4 | For he cometh to naught, & goeth his waye in to darcknes, and his name is forgotten. |
| 6:5 | Morouer, he seyth not the Sonne, and knoweth of no rest nether here ner there: |
| 6:6 | Yee though he lyued two thousande yeares, yet hath he no good life. Come not all to one place? |
| 6:7 | All the laboure that a man taketh, is for himself, and yet his desyre is neuer fylled after his mynde. |
| 6:8 | For what hath the wyse more then the foole? What helpeth it the poore, that he knoweth to walke before the lyuynge? |
| 6:9 | The sight of the eyes is better, then that the soule shulde so departe awaye. Howbeit this is also a vayne thinge and a disquietnesse of mynde. |
| 6:10 | What is more excellent then man? yet can he not in the lawe get the victory of him that is mightier the he: |
| 6:11 | A vayne thinge is it to cast out many wordes, but what hath a man els? |
| 6:12 | For who knoweth what is good for man lyuynge, in ye dayes of his vayne life, which is but a shadowe? Or, who wil tell a man, what shal happen after him vnder the Sonne? |
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