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be_v all_o live_a creature_n or_o beast_n unto_o he_o 19_o because_o that_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o a_o beast_n be_v all_o one_o happen_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o and_o there_o be_v one_o spirit_n unto_o they_o all_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o unto_o a_o man_n then_o unto_o a_o beast_n because_o all_o thing_n be_v vanity_n 20._o all_o thing_n go_v unto_o one_o place_n all_o thing_n be_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o thing_n shall_v return_v unto_o the_o dust_n again_o 21._o who_o know_v whether_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v that_o which_o go_v upward_o or_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o beast_n be_v that_o which_o go_v down_o under_o the_o earth_n 22._o therefore_o i_o see_v that_o nothing_o be_v better_a then_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o work_n because_o this_o be_v his_o portion_n for_o who_o can_v bring_v he_o to_o see_v that_o which_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o the_o four_o chapter_n 1._o and_o i_o turn_v i_o and_o i_o see_v all_o the_o oppression_n which_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o behold_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o oppress_a and_o there_o be_v no_o comforter_n unto_o they_o and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o which_o oppress_v they_o there_o be_v power_n and_o there_o be_v no_o comforter_n unto_o they_o 2._o and_o therefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a which_o be_v already_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_a the_o which_o live_v at_o this_o day_n 3._o nay_o he_o be_v better_a than_o they_o both_o the_o which_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v because_o he_o have_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a work_n which_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n 4._o i_o see_v also_o every_o labour_n and_o all_o rightnesse_n of_o work_n that_o it_o be_v the_o envy_n of_o a_o man_n against_o his_o neighbour_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n 5._o a_o fool_n fold_v his_o hand_n together_o and_o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n 6._o the_o fullness_n of_o one_o hand_n with_o quietness_n be_v better_a than_o the_o fullness_n of_o boâ—h_a hand_n with_o labour_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n 7._o again_o i_o turn_v i_o and_o see_v vanity_n under_o the_o sun_n 8._o there_o be_v one_o man_n and_o there_o be_v no_o second_o unto_o he_o yea_o he_o have_v no_o son_n nor_o brother_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n nay_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o do_v he_o think_v for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v and_o make_v my_o soul_n to_o go_v away_o from_o that_o which_o be_v good_a or_o from_o pleasure_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n and_o a_o ill_a trouble_n 9_o two_o be_v better_o than_o one_o that_o be_v alone_o because_o they_o have_v a_o better_a reward_n of_o their_o labour_n 10._o because_o if_o they_o fall_v one_o shall_v lift_v up_o his_o fellow_n woe_n therefore_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v alone_o because_o when_o he_o fall_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o second_o to_o 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