OLD TESTAMENT

Ecclesiastes 9:3

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This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

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Verse 3. Evil. People hence take occasion to indulge in vice, (Calmet. 8:14) though the conduct of God be irreproachable. Calmet.—Shall. Hebrew “they go to the dead.” Bible.—Many think that these are the sentiments of the impious.

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