5:1 1 Be careful what you do 2 when you go to the temple 3 of God;
draw near to listen 4 rather than to offer a sacrifice 5 like fools, 6
for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
9:2 Everyone shares the same fate 7 –
the righteous and the wicked,
the good and the bad, 8
the ceremonially clean and unclean,
those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.
What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; 9
what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.
4:8 A man who is all alone with no companion, 10
he has no children nor siblings; 11
yet there is no end to all his toil,
and he 12 is never satisfied with riches.
He laments, 13 “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself 14 of pleasure?” 15
This also is futile and a burdensome task! 16