21:003:014 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 21:003:015 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. 21:003:016 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 21:003:017 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 21:003:018 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 21:003:019 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 21:003:020 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21:003:021 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 21:003:022 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? 21:004:001 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 21:004:002 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 21:004:003 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 21:004:004 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 21:004:005 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 21:004:006 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. 21:004:007 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 21:004:008 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 21:004:009 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.