But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and desiring to die, he said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers.

Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

And my soul thought it better to be strangled and desired death more than my bones.

O that thou would hide me in Sheol, that thou would keep me covered until thy wrath is past, that thou would appoint me a set time and remember me!

Cursed be the day in which I was born; do not let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for I would rather die than live.

For I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better:

Work

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

And moreover I saw under the sun that instead of judgment, there was wickedness; and instead of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

And the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

Why dost thou cause me to see iniquity and cause me to behold grievance and destruction and violence before me, in addition to those that raise up strife and contention?

For

At last I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

It is better to enjoy the good that is present than the wandering of desire; this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Remember how short my time is; why hast thou made all men subject to vanity?

General references

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.