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“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”

But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”

And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.

I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,