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Ecclesiastes 2:22

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Bonaventure

"What does it profit a man of all his labor," in body, "and affliction of spirit," in mind, "by which he is tormented under the sun?" As if to say: nothing; whence Proverbs 23: "Labor not to become rich, but set bounds to your prudence." It does not profit, namely him who labors for the sake of possessing these visible things. …

Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Chapter 2 ↗