1 Their foolish minds lead themto say to each other:“Life is short and sad—the end is certain to come,and no one escapes the grave.
2 Only by chance were we born,and after we are gone,everything will beas though we had never been.Our breath is merely smoke,and reason is a sparkfrom the beat of our hearts.
3 When that beating ends,our bodies turn to dust,and our spirits vanishinto thin air.
4 In time we will be forgottenand so will our deeds.Life disappears like a cloud;it melts away like mistin the heat of the sun.