The best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have earned. And yet, I realized that even this comes from God.

So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive.

All of us should eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for. It is God's gift.

Here is what I have found out: the best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for during the short life that God has given us; this is our fate.

If I have turned from the right path or let myself be attracted to evil, if my hands are stained with sin,

A leech has two daughters, and both are named "Give me!" There are four things that are never satisfied:

the world of the dead, a woman without children, dry ground that needs rain, and a fire burning out of control.

The Sovereign LORD says, "Israel, long ago you rejected my authority; you refused to obey me and worship me. On every high hill and under every green tree you worshiped fertility gods.

God will give us wealth, honor, and property, yes, everything we want, but then will not let us enjoy it. Some stranger will enjoy it instead. It is useless, and it just isn't right.

It is useless, useless, said the Philosopher. Life is useless, all useless.

I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Then I thought about all that I had done and how hard I had worked doing it, and I realized that it didn't mean a thing. It was like chasing the wind---of no use at all.

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.

I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.