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There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:
The Futility of Life
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is frequent among men:
one to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and a sore evil.
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life’s good things, and he also has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
If a man beget a hundred [sons], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.
For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered.
For it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;
Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he.
moreover it hath not seen nor known the sun: this hath rest rather than the other.
Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?
For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.
That which is hath already been named; and what man is, is known, and that he cannot contend with him that is mightier than he.
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?