22 ^aFor what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun?  ‡

23 For all his days are ^asorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.  ‡

25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment,¹ more than I?  ‡

26 For God gives ^awisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that ^bhe may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. ‡