Ecclesiastes 2:17-19

New Century Version

Is There Real Happiness in Life?

¹⁷ So I hated life. It made me sad to think that everything here on earth is useless, like chasing the wind. ¹⁸ I hated all the things I had worked for here on earth, because I must leave them to someone who will live after me. ¹⁹ Someone else will control everything for which I worked so hard here on earth, and I don’t know if he will be wise or foolish. This is also useless.