18. I hated all the things I had worked for here on earth. I hated them because I must leave them to someone who will live after me.
19. Someone else will control everything for which I worked so hard here on earth. And I don’t know if he will be wise or foolish. This is also useless.
20. So I became sad about all the hard work I had done here on earth.
21. A person can work hard using all his wisdom, knowledge and skill. But he will die, and other people will get the things he worked for. They did not do the work, but they will get everything. This is also unfair and useless.
22. What does a person get for all his work and struggling here on earth?
23. All his life his work is full of pain and sorrow. Even at night his mind doesn’t rest. This is also useless.
24. The best a person can do is eat, drink and enjoy his work. I saw that even this comes from God.
25. No one can eat or enjoy life without God.
26. If a person pleases God, God will give him wisdom, knowledge and joy. But the sinner will get only the work of gathering and storing wealth. Then he will have to give it to the one who pleases God. So all his work is useless. It is like chasing the wind.