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As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb[a] of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Youth and Old Age

Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 11:5 Or As you do not know the way of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb

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