6:1  I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men:

6:2  God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.

6:3  A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

6:4  It comes without meaning, it departs in darkness, and in darkness its name is shrouded.

6:5  Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man-

6:6  even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?

6:7  All man's efforts are for his mouth,
yet his appetite is never satisfied.

6:8  What advantage has a wise man
over a fool?
What does a poor man gain
by knowing how to conduct himself before others?

6:9  Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.

6:10  Whatever exists has already been named,
and what man is has been known;
no man can contend
with one who is stronger than he.

6:11  The more the words,
the less the meaning,
and how does that profit anyone?

6:12  For who knows what is good for a man in life, during the few and meaningless days he passes through like a shadow? Who can tell him what will happen under the sun after he is gone?