5. The baby never saw the sun and never knew anything. But the baby finds more rest than the man who never enjoyed what God gave him.
6. He might live 2000 years. But if he does not enjoy life, then the baby who was born dead has found the easiest way to the same end.
7. People work and work to feed themselves, but they are never satisfied.
8. In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.
9. It is better to be happy with what you have than to always want more and more. Always wanting more and more is useless. It is like trying to catch the wind.
10-11. You are only what you were created to be—a human, and it is useless to argue about it. People cannot argue with God about this because he is more powerful than they are, and a long argument will not change that fact.
12. Who knows what is best for people during their short life on earth? Their life passes like a shadow. No one can tell them what will happen later.