15 We leave this world just as we entered it—with nothing. In spite of all our work there is nothing we can take with us.
16 It isn't right! We go just as we came. We labor, trying to catch the wind, and what do we get?
17 We get to live our lives in darkness and grief, worried, angry, and sick.
18 Here is what I have found out: the best thing we can do is eat and drink and enjoy what we have worked for during the short life that God has given us; this is our fate.
19 If God gives us wealth and property and lets us enjoy them, we should be grateful and enjoy what we have worked for. It is a gift from God.
20 Since God has allowed us to be happy, we will not worry too much about how short life is.