Ecclesiastes 6:5-11 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

5. He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil.

6. Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place?

7. Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.

8. What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life?

9. It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.

10. Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.

11. There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.

Ecclesiastes 6