“superfluous” in the Douay-Rheims Bible

The word superfluous appears 3 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 3 matching verses are shown below.

1. Ecclesiastes 2:26 God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind.
2. 2 Machabees 12:44 (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,)
3. 2 Corinthians 9:1 For concerning the ministry that is done towards the saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you.

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