But if a man lives many years, and rejoices in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
And the. Hebrew, "for they are many. What comes to pass is vanity. "(Montanus)
Nothing can more effectually repress the love of this world, Ecclesiasticus vii. 40. After Solomon has presented the objections of the wicked, he comes to this conclusion.