Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
What does Ecclesiastes 4:2 mean?
It grieved Solomon to see might prevail against right. Wherever we turn, we see melancholy proofs of the wickedness and misery of mankind, who try to create trouble to themselves and to each other.
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WisdomVanityTimeDeath
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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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