"Surelyeverymanwalksabout as a phantom;Surelythey makean uproarfor nothing;He amasses[riches] and does not knowwhowill gatherthem.
"Man,who is bornof woman,Is short-livedand fullof turmoil.
"I wasteaway;I will not liveforever.Leaveme alone,for my daysare [but] a breath.
"Rememberthat my lifeis [but] breath;My eyewill not againseegood.
It is vainfor you to riseup early,To retirelate,To eatthe breadof painfullabors;For He givesto His beloved[even in his] sleep.
Manis likea merebreath;His daysare like a passingshadow.
Whatmancan liveand not seedeath?Can he deliverhis soulfrom the powerof Sheol?Selah.
A goodmanleavesan inheritanceto his children'schildren,And the wealthof the sinneris storedup for the righteous.
When you setyour eyeson it, it is gone.For [wealth] certainlymakesitself wingsLike an eaglethat flies[toward] the heavens.
For richesare not forever,Nordoes a crown[endure] to allgenerations.
I have seenallthe workswhichhave been doneunderthe sun,and behold,allis vanityand strivingafter wind.
So, removegriefand angerfrom your heartand putawaypainfrom your body,becausechildhoodand the primeof lifeare fleeting.
The conclusion,when allhas been heard,[is]: fearGodand keepHis commandments,becausethis[applies to] everyperson.
"Vanityof vanities,"saysthe Preacher,"allis vanity!"
For to a personwhois goodin His sightHe has givenwisdomand knowledgeand joy,while to the sinnerHe has giventhe taskof gatheringand collectingso that he may giveto onewhois goodin God'ssight.Thistoois vanityand strivingafter wind.
Also,I collectedfor myself silverand goldand the treasureof kingsand provinces.I providedfor myself male and female singersand the pleasuresof men--manyconcubines.
When thosericheswere lostthrough a badinvestmentand he had fathereda son,then therewas nothingto supporthim.
"Whydo you spendmoneyfor what is not bread,And your wagesfor whatdoes not satisfy?Listencarefullyto Me, and eatwhatis good,And delightyourselfin abundance.
"Ifthenyou cannotdo evena very little thing,whydo you worryaboutother matters?
"And do not seekwhatyou will eatand whatyou will drink,and do not keep worrying.
and thosewho usethe world,as thoughthey did not make full useof it; for the formof thisworldis passing away.
Yetyou do not knowwhatyour lifewill be like tomorrow.You are [just] a vaporthat appearsfor a little whileand thenvanishes away.
Your goldand your silverhave rusted;and their rustwill be a witnessagainst you and will consumeyour fleshlikefire.It is in the lastdaysthat you have stored up your treasure!
For, "ALLFLESHIS LIKEGRASS,AND ALLITS GLORYLIKETHE FLOWEROF GRASS.THE GRASSWITHERS,AND THE FLOWERFALLS OFF,
castingallyour anxietyon Him, becauseHe caresfor you.
