TSK · Ecclesiastes 1:3

Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded:“All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless– like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth.”

Painful Days and Restless Nights What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

But better than both is the one who has not been born and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth.

This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

What they loved, as well as what they hated and envied, perished long ago, and they no longer have a part in anything that happens on earth.

Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?

For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?