15. They came from their mother’s womb naked. They will leave as naked as they came. They won’t even be able to take a handful of their earnings with them from all their hard work.
16. This also is a painful tragedy: They leave exactly as they came. What advantage do they gain from working so hard for the wind?
17. They spend their entire lives in darkness, in constant frustration, sickness, and resentment.
18. At last I have seen what is good and beautiful: It is to eat and drink and to enjoy the good in all our hard work under the sun during the brief lives God gives us. That is our lot ⌊in life⌋.