2 The same fate comes to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As with the good man, so also to the sinner; as with those who swear an oath, so also those who fear oaths.
3 This is the injustice that is done under the sun: the same fate comes to everyone. Also the hearts of humans are full of evil; delusion is in their hearts during their lives, and then they die.
4 Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!
5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have a reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 What they loved and hated, as well as what they desired, has already perished. They no longer have any share in what is done under the sun.
7 Go—eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart! For God already has approved your deeds.
8 Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!