3. This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.
4. Anyone who is among the living has hope – even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
5. For the living know that they will die,but the dead know nothing;they have no further reward,and even their name is forgotten.
6. Their love, their hateand their jealousy have long since vanished;never again will they have a partin anything that happens under the sun.
7. Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
8. Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.