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I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":2,"text":"So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":3,"text":"But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":4,"text":"I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":5,"text":"The fool folds his hands\nand consumes his own flesh.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":24,"level":1},{"start":25,"end":52,"level":2}]},{"type":"verse","number":6,"text":"Better one handful with tranquility\nthan two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.","footnotes":[],"poem":[{"start":0,"end":35,"level":1},{"start":36,"end":88,"level":2}]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":7,"text":"Again, I saw futility under the sun.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":8,"text":"There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":9,"text":"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":10,"text":"For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":11,"text":"Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":12,"text":"And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. 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