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ever  used  it.  I've  had  it  for  probably  15



             years. But I want you to listen to this.  It says:




                    "The  book  of  Ecclesiastes  records  the




                    fruitless and painful efforts of one man  to



                    find  meaning  in  life.  The  author  plunged


                    himself into the study of nature (chapter 1,



                    verses  4  through  11)"  —  We  just  read


                    that    —  “the  pursuit  of  wisdom  and




                    knowledge (chapter 1, verses 12  through



                    18)"  —  We're  getting  ready  to  read


                    that  —  "and  pleasure  (chapter  2,  verses  1



                    through  11),  the  accumulation  of



                    possessions  (chapter  2,  verses  12  through


                    26), a fatalistic outcome on life (chapter 3,



                    verses 1 through 15), the   worship  of  self



                    (chapter 3:16  through  chapter  4:16),  the


                    doing of good works (chapter  5,  verses  1




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