1 I have noticed that in this world a serious injustice is done.
2 God will give someone wealth, honour, and property, yes, everything he wants, but then will not let him enjoy it. Some stranger will enjoy it instead. It is useless, and it's all wrong.
3 A person may have a hundred children and live a long time, but no matter how long he lives, if he does not get his share of happiness and does not receive a decent burial, then I say that a baby born dead is better off.
4 It does that baby no good to be born; it disappears into darkness, where it is forgotten.
5 It never sees the light of day or knows what life is like, but at least it has found rest —
6 more so than the man who never enjoys life, though he may live 2,000 years. After all, both of them are going to the same place.
7 People do all their work just to get something to eat, but they never have enough.