1 I have seen something else unfair here on earth. It causes serious problems for people.
2 God gives some people great wealth, riches and honor. They have everything they want. But God does not let them enjoy such things. Someone else enjoys them instead. This is unfair and senseless.
3 It is sad when a person can’t enjoy the good things God gives him. Such a person might have 100 children. He might live a long time. But what good is it if he can’t enjoy the good God gives him? I say a baby who is born dead is better off than he is.
4 It is useless for such a baby to be born. It ends up in the darkness of the grave without even a name.