6:1 Here is a tragedy I have observed under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity:
6:2 God gives a person riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy.
6:3 A man may father a hundred children and live many years. No matter how long he lives, if he is not satisfied by good things and does not even have a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
6:4 For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness.
6:5 Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he.
6:6 And if a person lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?
6:7 All of a person’s labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.
6:8 What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?
6:9 Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
6:10 Whatever exists was given its name long ago, and it is known what mankind is. But he is not able to contend with the one stronger than he.
6:11 For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?
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