Thisalsois a grievousevil--exactlyas a man is born,thuswill he die.So whatis the advantageto him whotoilsfor the wind?
He who troubleshis own housewill inheritwind,And the foolishwill be servantto the wisehearted.
Whatadvantagedoes manhave in allhis workWhichhe doesunderthe sun?
Thus I consideredallmy activitieswhichmy handshad doneand the laborwhichI had exerted,and beholdallwas vanityand strivingafter windand therewas noprofitunderthe sun.
Whatprofitis there to the workerfrom that in whichhe toils?
Thereis a grievousevil[which] I have seenunderthe sun:richesbeing hoardedby their ownerto his hurt.
We were pregnant,we writhed[in labor], We gavebirth,as it seems, [only] to wind.We could not accomplishdeliverancefor the earth,Norwere inhabitantsof the worldborn.
"The priestsdid not say,'Whereis the LORD?'And those who handlethe lawdid not knowMe; The rulersalso transgressedagainst Me, And the prophetsprophesiedby BaalAnd walkedafterthings that did not profit.
For they sowthe windAnd they reapthe whirlwind.The standinggrainhasnoheads;It yieldsnograin.Shouldit yield,strangerswould swallowit up.
"For whatdoes it profita manto gainthe wholeworld,and forfeithis soul?
"Do not workfor the foodwhich perishes,but for the foodwhich enduresto eternallife,whichthe Sonof Manwill giveto you, for on Him the Father,God,has set His seal."
that you alsobe in subjectionto such menand to everyonewho helps in the workand labors.
"You must not turnaside,for [then you would go] afterfutilethingswhichcan not profitor deliver,becausethey are futile.
