There isan evilwhichI have seenunderthe sun, and it is commonamongmen: A manto whomGodhath givenriches, wealth, and honor, so that he wantethnothingfor his soulof allthathe desireth, yet Godgiveth him not powerto eatthereof, buta strangereatethit: this is vanity, and it is an evildisease. Ifa manbegeta hundred children , and livemanyyears, so that the daysof his yearsbemany, and his soulbe notfilledwithgood, and also that he havenoburial; I say, that an untimely birth is betterthanhe. Forhe comethin with vanity, and departethin darkness, and his nameshall be coveredwith darkness. Moreoverhe hath notseenthe sun, norknown any thing : thishath more restthan the other. Yea, though he livea thousandyearstwice told , yet hath he seennogood: do notallgotooneplace? Allthe laborof man is for his mouth, and yetthe appetiteis notfilled. Forwhathath the wisemorethanthe fool? whathath the poor, that knowethto walkbeforethe living? Better is the sightof the eyesthan the wanderingof the desire: this is alsovanityand vexationof spirit. Thatwhich hath beenis namedalready, and it is knownthatit is man: neithermayhe contendwithhim that is mightierthanhe. Seeingthere bemanythingsthat increasevanity, what is manthe better? Forwhoknowethwhat is goodfor manin this life, allthe daysof his vainlifewhich he spendethas a shadow? forwhocan tella manwhatshall beafterhim underthe sun?