There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:
Again, I saw vanity under the sun:
Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.
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