Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.
Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
The life of a man on the earth is a battle, and his days are like the days of a hired hand.
Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.
Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.
For how can a man benefit from all his labor and affliction of spirit, by which he has been tormented under the sun?
All his days have been filled with sorrows and hardships; neither does he rest his mind, even in the night. And is this not emptiness?
Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?"
Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.
