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drink_v and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o good_a of_o all_o his_o labour_n that_o he_o take_v under_o the_o sun_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n whicâ—…_n god_n give_v he_o for_o it_o be_v his_o portion_n every_o man_n also_o to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v riches_n and_o wealth_n and_o have_v give_v he_o power_n to_o eat_v thereof_o and_o to_o take_v his_o portion_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o his_o labour_n this_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god._n but_o say_v he_o there_o be_v a_o evil_n which_o i_o have_v see_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o it_o be_v common_a among_o man_n and_o indeed_o among_o none_o so_o common_a as_o among_o uncharitable_a men._n a_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v riches_n wealth_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o he_o want_v nothing_o for_o his_o soul_n of_o all_o that_o he_o dâ—…sireth_v yet_o god_n give_v he_o not_o power_n to_o eat_v thereof_o but_o a_o stranger_n eat_v it_o this_o be_v vanity_n and_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a disease_n eccl._n 5._o 18_o 19_o 6._o 12._o far_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o god_n often_o deprive_v such_o person_n of_o the_o comfort_n of_o child_n or_o if_o they_o have_v they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o have_v little_a comfort_n in_o they_o the_o child_n of_o such_o ordinary_o be_v graceless_a and_o debauch_a they_o be_v averse_a from_o all_o honest_a calling_n and_o use_v to_o lavish_a away_o what_o their_o parent_n sordide_o hoard_a up_o but_o as_o often_o they_o want_v child_n and_o he_o who_o have_v mean_n and_o want_v child_n have_v but_o little_a satisfaction_n in_o his_o mean_n and_o far_o less_o in_o his_o relation_n and_o acquaintance_n for_o he_o be_v fill_v with_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n against_o they_o that_o they_o look_v greedy_o after_o his_o â—…state_n and_o wish_v he_o dead_a that_o they_o may_v grasp_v it_o '_o therefore_o he_o be_v ever_o alter_v and_o renew_v his_o will_n partly_o through_o jealousy_n partly_o through_o his_o peevishness_n he_o put_v off_o the_o mâ—…king_n a_o wise_a disposition_n of_o his_o good_n he_o can_v think_v on_o it_o till_o his_o death_n which_o surprise_v he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o what_o he_o so_o anxious_o gather_v and_o keep_v often_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o he_o little_o think_v on_o or_o care_v for_o which_o foolish_a end_n be_v all_o the_o subject_n of_o discourse_n at_o his_o funeral_n and_o every_o body_n sport_n and_o laughter_n then_o and_o afterward_o final_o let_v we_o follow_v the_o uncharitable_a man_n unto_o the_o other_o world_n and_o we_o shall_v see_v his_o case_n yet_o sader_n there_o he_o stand_v more_o despicable_o than_o ever_o the_o poor_a here_o do_v at_o his_o own_o door_n and_o cry_n for_o help_v to_o as_o little_a purpose_n god_n have_v no_o mâ—…rcy_n upon_o he_o angel_n and_o saint_n stand_v aloof_o he_o have_v no_o testificat_o from_o the_o poor_a can_v produce_v no_o letter_n of_o advice_n from_o these_o factor_n of_o their_o here_o below_o to_o recommend_v he_o and_o so_o those_o 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