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		<title>Vanity, Vanity</title>
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Ecclesiastes, Chapter 1
v16 I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”
v17 So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the [...]]]></description>
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<p><span><span class="highlight">Ecclesiastes, Chapter 1</span></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span><span class="highlight">v16 </span></span><span class="highlight">I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”<br />
<span><span class="highlight">v17 </span></span><span class="highlight">So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.<br />
<span><span class="highlight">v18 </span></span><span class="highlight"> The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.</span> </span></span></p>
<p>Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>v1 </span>For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.<br />
<span>v2 </span> A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.<br />
<span>v3 </span> A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.<br />
<span>v4 </span> A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.<br />
<span>v5 </span> A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.<br />
<span>v6 </span> A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.<br />
<span>v7 </span> A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.<br />
<span>v8 </span> A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.</p>
<p>Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>v9</span> In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.<br />
v10 The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.<br />
<span>v11</span> The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of <span>these </span>collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.<br />
v12 But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion <span>to books </span>is wearying to the body.<br />
<span>v13</span> The conclusion, when all has been heard, <span>is: </span>fear God and keep His commandments, because this <span>applies to<a title="&lt;p&gt;Deut 10:12; Mic 6:8&lt;/p&gt; " rel="popup"> </a></span>every person.<br />
v14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.</p>
<p>Dear Kester, life is lived but once, if you &#8211; at the end of the road, choose to relive and make better a life lost and devoid of meaning, it&#8217;s too late. Now is the time.</p>
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