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Ecclesiastes 6

6 There is indeed an evil I have seen under the sun, that presses heavily on men-- 2 God making a man rich, wealthy, and honoured, till he has everything his heart desires, and yet he is unable to enjoy it; an outsider gets the good of it. This is vain, a sore misfortune. 3 A man may have a hundred children and live many a long year, but if he gets no joy of his prosperity and dies unburied, he is worse off, 4 I hold, than an untimely birth that lifeless comes and darkling goes without a name; 5 the sun it never saw nor knew, but it is better off. 6 The man may live a thousand years twice told, but if he never enjoys himself, then are not both alike bound for the same end? 7 

A man toils on to satisfy his hunger,

but his wants are never met.

A wise man fares no better than a fool;

nor does a poor man, with sense to live aright.

Better a joy at hand

than wants that roam abroad.

10 Whatever happens has been determined long ago, and what man is has been ordained of old; he cannot argue with One mightier than himself, 11 and lavish talk about it only means more folly. What is the use of talking? 12 Who can tell what is good for man in life, during the few days of his empty life that passes like a shadow? For who can tell a man what is to happen in this world when he is gone?

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