14. That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
15. As he came from his mother’s womb, so he will go again, naked as he came; he will take nothing for his efforts that he can carry in his hands.
16. This too is a sickening tragedy: exactly as he comes, so he will go. What does the one gain who struggles for the wind?
17. What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
18. Here is what I have seen to be good: it is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.
19. God has also given riches and wealth to every man, and He has allowed him to enjoy them, take his reward, and rejoice in his labor. This is a gift of God,
20. for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.