Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 ▼

13 I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

14 and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.

15 Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts— he cannot carry away even a handful.

16 This is also a painful tragedy: However a person comes, he also departs; so what does he gain as he labors after the wind?

17 Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.