2Vanity is in all: There is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; To the good, and to the bad; Both to the pure, and to the impure; Both to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: As is the good, so is the sinner: As is the swearer, even so is he that fears an oath.
3There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, That there is one event to all: Yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, And madness is in their heart during their life, And after that they go to the dead.
4For who is he that has fellowship with all the living? There is hope of him: For a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5For the living will know that they shall die: But the dead know nothing, And there is no longer any reward to them; For their memory is lost.