Ecclesiastes 2:10-11; Ecclesiastes 2:17; Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

10 Anything I saw and wanted, I got for myself; I did not miss any pleasure I desired. I was pleased with everything I did, and this pleasure was the reward for all my hard work.

11 But then I looked at what I had done, and I thought about all the hard work. Suddenly I realized it was useless, like chasing the wind. There is nothing to gain from anything we do here on earth.

17 So I hated life. It made me sad to think that everything here on earth is useless, like chasing the wind.

24 The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

25 because no one can eat or enjoy life without him.

26 If people please God, God will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But sinners will get only the work of gathering and storing wealth that they will have to give to the ones who please God. So all their work is useless, like chasing the wind.