But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Cross References Luke 23:29Look, the days are coming when people will say, 'Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed.' Job 3:11 Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? Ecclesiastes 2:17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Ecclesiastes 6:3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he. Chapter Outline 1. vanity is increased unto men by oppression4. by envy 5. by idleness 7. by covetousness 9. by solitariness 13. by willfulness Jump to Previous Activity Better Dead Deeds Esteem Evil Existed Happier Seemed Sun WorkJump to Next Activity Better Dead Deeds Esteem Evil Existed Happier Seemed Sun Work |
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