18. I hated everything I had worked for on earth. I'll have to leave all of it to someone who lives after me.
19. And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he'll take over everything on earth I've worked so hard for. That doesn't have any meaning either.
20. So I began to lose hope because of all of my hard work on this earth.
21. A man might use wisdom, knowledge and skill to do his work. But then he has to leave everything he owns to someone who hasn't worked for it. That doesn't have any meaning either. In fact, it isn't fair.
22. What does a man get for all of his hard work on earth? What does he get for all of his worries?
23. As long as he lives, his work is nothing but pain and sorrow. Even at night his mind can't rest. That doesn't have any meaning either.
24. A man can't do anything better than eat and drink and be satisfied with his work. I'm finally seeing that those things also come from the hand of God.
25. Without his help, who can eat or find pleasure?