Ecclesiastes 5:12-19

¹²Those who work hard sleep well, whether they have a little to eat or plenty, but the rich own so much they don't get any rest.

¹³I observed something here that is really sickening: people who hoard money damage themselves.

¹⁴They put their money into bad investments and lose everything. Now when we're born, we don't bring anything into the world.

¹⁵When we die, we leave just as naked as when we were born, taking nothing with us from all we've worked for.

¹⁶This also makes me sick! What do people gain, working for the wind?

¹⁷They live their lives in darkness, very frustrated, sick, and resentful.

¹⁸But I observed that what is good and right is to eat, drink, and to find enjoyment in the work God gives us here in this life. This is God's gift to us.

¹⁹In addition, everyone to whom God gives wealth and possessions he also gives the ability to enjoy these gifts, to be grateful for what they are given, and to enjoy the work they do. This is also God's gift to us.