Ecclesiastes 4:2-5

²And I praised all the dead that had already died More than the living, As many as are alive until now.

³Better also than both these Is he who has not yet been, Who has not seen all the evil work That is done under the sun.

⁴And I saw all labor, And all the diligent work, That this is a man’s envy from his neighbor. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.

⁵The fool folds his hands together, And eats his own flesh.