Ecclesiastes 2:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰ I did not deny my eyes anything that they coveted,
    nor did I deprive my heart of any pleasure.
For I found delight in all my labors,
    and this was the reward I had for all my efforts.
¹¹ However, once I began to reflect on all that my hands had accomplished
    and the effort I had exerted in achieving it,
I again came to the realization that everything was vanity and a chase after the wind,
    and that there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

¹² Then my reflections focused on wisdom
    as well as madness and folly,
and I came to the realization that whoever succeeds a king can do nothing,
    since everything has already been done.