Ecclesiastes 6:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ People work just to feed themselves,
    but they never seem to get enough to eat.
⁸ In this way a wise person
    is no better off than a fool.
Then, too, it does a poor person little good
    to know how to get along in life.
⁹ It is better to see what you have
    than to want more.
Wanting more is useless—
    like chasing the wind.