9 So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem,
yet I maintained my objectivity:
I did not deny myself anything that would bring me pleasure.
So all my accomplishments gave me joy;
this was my reward for all my effort.
and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it,
I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -
like chasing the wind!
There is nothing gained from them on earth."
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