Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed -- and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors -- and they have no comforter.And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing aft
er the wind.Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows who to take warning.
If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one and over them both are others higher still. The increase from the land is taken by all.
Whoever loves money never has money enough. As goods increase, so do those who consume them.
A CONSTANT CHASING AFTER THE WIND
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