For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives toil, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
I gathered also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I got for myself men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which does not satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Although you do not know what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.
Your gold and silver is spoiled; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped treasure together for the last days.