And whoknowswhether he will be a wisemanora fool?Yet he will have controloverallthe fruitof my laborfor whichI have laboredby actingwiselyunderthe sun.Thistoois vanity.
And Solomonsleptwith his fathersand was buriedin the cityof his fatherDavid,and his sonRehoboamreignedin his place.
The kingansweredthe peopleharshly,for he forsookthe adviceof the elderswhichthey had givenhim,
Thus I consideredallmy activitieswhichmy handshad doneand the laborwhichI had exerted,and beholdallwas vanityand strivingafter windand therewas noprofitunderthe sun.
Therefore I completelydespairedof allthe fruitof my laborfor whichI had laboredunderthe sun.
I have seenthat nothingis betterthanthat manshould be happyin his activities,for that is his lot.For whowill bringhim to seewhatwill occurafterhim?
AlsothisI came to seeas wisdomunderthe sun,and it impressedme.
"And his masterpraisedthe unrighteousmanagerbecausehe had actedshrewdly;for the sonsof thisageare more shrewdin relationto their ownkindthanthe sonsof light.
For the love of moneyis a rootof allsorts of evil,and someby longingfor it have wandered awayfrom the faithand piercedthemselveswith manygriefs.
Everygoodthing givenand everyperfectgiftis from above,coming downfrom the Fatherof lights,with whomthereis novariationorshiftingshadow.
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
