15Then I said in my heart, “As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth to me. Why, then, became I wiser than others?” Then I said in my heart, “This also is vanity.”
16For there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; for in the days to come shall all have long been forgotten; and, alas! the wise man dieth, as well as the fool.
17Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.
18Yea, I hated all my labor which I had performed under the sun, because I must leave it to the man that shall be after me.
19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet shall he be lord of all the labor with which I have wearied myself, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20Therefore I turned to give up my heart to despair in regard to all the labor with which I had wearied myself under the sun.
21For there is a man whose labor has been with wisdom and knowledge and skill; yet to a man who hath not labored for it must he leave it as his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22For what hath man of all his labor, and the striving of his spirit, with which he wearieth himself under the sun?
23For all his days are grief, and his occupation trouble; even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
24There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink, and let his soul enjoy good in his labor. But this, as I have seen, cometh from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 2
Ecclesiastes 2:15-24