Ecclesiastes Chapter 6 (NIV)
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I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:
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God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.
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A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.
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Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man—
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even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
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All man’s efforts are for his mouth,yet his appetite is never satisfied.
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What advantage has a wise manover a fool?What does a poor man gainby knowing how to conduct himself before others?
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Better what the eye seesthan the roving of the appetite.This too is meaningless,a chasing after the wind.
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Whatever exists has already been named,and what man is has been known;no man can contendwith one who is stronger than he.
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The more the words,the less the meaning,and how does that profit anyone?
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For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
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