Ecclesiastes 4:16-17 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

16. There is no end to all this people, to all who were before them; yet the later generations will not have joy in him. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.

17. Guard your step when you go to the house of God. Draw near for obedience, rather than for the fools’ offering of sacrifice; for they know not how to keep from doing evil.

Ecclesiastes 4