¹² So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.

⁶ And yet,

¹¹ Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. ¹² I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

⁶ Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. ⁷ After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. ⁸ So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

¹⁰ Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

⁸ So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

¹⁸ Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.