Ecclesiastes 6 — GNB

6Verse 1There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it lieth heavy upon men;^{Verse 2}a man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honor, and nothing is wanting to him of all which he desireth, yet God giveth him not to taste thereof; but a stranger enjoyeth it. This is vanity, yea, a grievous evil.^{Verse 3}Though a man have a hundred children, and live many years, and though the days of his years be many, if his soul be not satisfied with good, and he have no burial, I say that an untimely birth is better than he.^{Verse 4}This, indeed, cometh in nothingness, and goeth down into darkness, and its name is covered with darkness;^{Verse 5}it hath not seen the sun, nor known it; yet hath it rest rather than the other.^{Verse 6}Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, and see no good, — do not all go to one place?^{Verse 7}All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his desires are not satisfied.^{Verse 8}For what advantage hath the wise man over the fool? What advantage hath the poor, who knoweth how to walk before the living?^{Verse 9}Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.^{Verse 10}That which is was long ago called by name; and it was known that he is a man, and that he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he.^{Verse 11}Seeing there are many things which increase vanity, what advantage hath man [[from them]]?^{Verse 12}For who knoweth what is good for man in life, in all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?