But better than them both [I thought] is he who has not yet been born, who has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
Who rejoice exceedingly and are elated when they find the grave?
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a striving after the wind and a feeding on wind.
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.
And alas for the women who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!
For behold, the days are coming during which they will say, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts that have never nursed [babies]!