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when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in

them.” And he describes growing old, and

he says in verses 7 and 8, “Then shall the

dust return to the earth as it was: and the

spirit shall return unto God who gave

it. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher;
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all is vanity.” So, again, we find vanity in

these chapters. What is that vanity? Things

that are passing away, things that don't last,

things that come and go.

So he closes this book, but before I read

the closing, let me back up and pick up our

text in verse 9. The key to this entire book is

right here in these last two verses, and that

is that man’s chief end is to glorify God and

enjoy Him forever. God has created us for

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