Ecclesiastes — Chapter 1
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Verse 18
How much more anie man profiteth in Wifdom, fo much more he is angrie with himfelf, for the euils which he hath done: fo much better he knoweth the ftrict iudgement of God, which he muft paffe: fo much more he vnderftandeth the want of perfect wifdom: fo much more he feeteth that labour is required to proceede in vertue: and to conferue that fmal portion which he hath gotten.