⁸ All things are wearisome,
    more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,^(A)
    nor the ear its fill of hearing.

²⁰ Death and Destruction^[a] are never satisfied,^(A)
    and neither are human eyes.^(B)

⁸ There was a man all alone;
    he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
    yet his eyes were not content^(A) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
    “and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
    a miserable business!

¹⁶ ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(A)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(B)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(C)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b](D)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(E)

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.^(A)

²⁴ Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
    who can discover it?^(A)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
    to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things^(B)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
    and the madness of folly.^(C)

²⁶ I find more bitter than death
    the woman who is a snare,^(D)
whose heart is a trap
    and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
    but the sinner she will ensnare.^(E)

¹⁰ Whoever loves money never has enough;
    whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
    This too is meaningless.

¹¹ As goods increase,
    so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
    except to feast their eyes on them?