17. So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.
18. Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
19. And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.
20. Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
21. When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.
22. For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?
23. Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.
24. There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
25. For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him?