1I said to myself, “Have fun and enjoy yourself!” But this didn't make sense.
2Laughing and having fun is crazy. What good does it do?
3I wanted to find out what was best for us during the short time we have on this earth. So I decided to make myself happy with wine and find out what it means to be foolish, without really being foolish myself.
4 who gave me great pleasure.
9 Nothing on earth is worth the trouble.
Wisdom Comes from God12I asked myself, “What can the next king do that I haven't done?” Then I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and stupidity.
13And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
14Wisdom is like having two good eyes; foolishness leaves you in the dark. But wise or foolish, we all end up the same.
15Finally, I said to myself, “Being wise got me nowhere! The same thing will happen to me that happens to fools. Nothing makes sense.
16Wise or foolish, we all die and are soon forgotten.”
17This made me hate life. Everything we do is painful; it's just as senseless as chasing the wind.
18Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all.
19Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn't make sense.
20I thought about all my hard work, and I felt depressed.
21When we use our wisdom, knowledge, and skill to get what we own, why do we have to leave it to someone who didn't work for it? This is senseless and wrong.
22What do we really gain from all of our hard work?
23 I believe these are God's gifts to us,
25and no one enjoys eating and living more than I do.
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