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So he's saying enjoy the life that God has

given to you while you serve Him. And then

he says this: “…for that is thy portion in this life,

and in thy labour which thou takest under

the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
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do, do it with thy might; for there is no

work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,

in the grave, whither thou goest.” In other

words, enjoy working, enjoy your family,

enjoy the food that God has put on your

table, enjoy the things He's given you

because it's vanity, not in the sense that it's

wicked and sinful, but in the sense it's

passing; it's fleeting; it is not permanent.

Let's bring this to a real conclusion. Turn

with me to chapter 12. This is the fourth

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