Ecclesiastes 4:2-5

²So I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate than those who are still alive.

³And those who have not been born yet are more fortunate than those who are still alive and those who have died, because those who have not been born have not seen all the evil things that are done on the earth.

⁴I also thought about all the hard work that people do and the skills that they have. And I thought about how they compete with each other because they are envious of others, and I concluded that this also is something that is not accomplishing anything useful, like chasing the wind.

⁵Foolish people refuse to work; they sit idly, with their hands folded, and do not work. So they ruin themselves.