Graphic Bible · Scene 6 of 10

A solitary clothed adult bends forward in grief on a stone bench without self-harm imagery.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Ecclesiastes 2:17

Life Becomes Grievous

Pleasure, Labor, and What Remains · Ecclesiastes 2

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17So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me; for everything is vapor and a chasing after wind.

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