Pengkhotbah 2:11

2:11 Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished¹

and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it,²

I concluded:³ “All these⁴ achievements and possessions⁵ are ultimately⁶ profitless⁷ –

like chasing the wind!

There is nothing gained⁸ from them⁹ on earth.”¹⁰

Pengkhotbah 2:26

2:26 For to the one who pleases him,¹¹ God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy,

but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing¹² wealth¹³ –

only to give¹⁴ it¹⁵ to the one who pleases God.

This¹⁶ task of the wicked¹⁷ is futile – like chasing the wind!