Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,

You work and worry your way through life, and what do you have to show for it?

As long as you live, everything you do brings nothing but worry and heartache. Even at night your mind can't rest. It is all useless.

Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.

The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' My own priests did not know me. The rulers rebelled against me; the prophets spoke in the name of Baal and worshiped useless idols.

Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not!

You spend your life working, laboring, and what do you have to show for it?

Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end. Foolish people will always be servants to the wise.

We were in pain and agony, but we gave birth to nothing. We have won no victory for our land; we have accomplished nothing.

When they sow the wind, they will reap a storm! A field of grain that doesn't ripen can never produce any bread. But even if it did, foreigners would eat it up.

Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him."