There is one alone, without a second; indeed, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he does not ask, For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity; indeed, it is an evil task.

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not satisfied.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. Maschil. A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.] i0 par Why do you boast yourself in evil, O mighty man? The Mighty God is good daily.

Behold, the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and was strong in his wickedness.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give! Three things are never satisfied, yea, four things never say, Enough!

Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire; these have not said, Enough!

And also, wine indeed betrays a proud man, and he dwells not at home, who widens his soul like Sheol. And he is like death, and is not satisfied, but gathers all the nations to himself, and collects all the peoples to himself.

Shall not those who bite you rise up suddenly, and those who vex you be aroused, and you become a booty to them?

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves dig through and steal;

No one is able to serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. It is not possible to serve God and mammon.

And He said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, for which some being greedy, have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I have perceived that this also is striving of spirit.

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and striving of spirit; and there was no profit under the sun.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is evil to me; for all is vanity and striving of spirit.

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had done under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who shall come after me.

For God gives wisdom, and knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight. But to the sinner He gives labor, to collect and gather, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and striving of spirit.

For that which happens to the sons of men also happens to beasts, even one thing happens to them. As this one dies, so that one dies; yea, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast; for all is vanity.

Again, I considered all labor, and every successful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and striving of spirit.

There is one alone, without a second; indeed, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he does not ask, For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity; indeed, it is an evil task.

There is no end of all the people, of all who have been before them; they also who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and striving of spirit.