Next I turned to examine wisdom, insanity, and foolishness, because what can a person do who succeeds the king except what has already been accomplished?

for who can eat or enjoy life apart from him?

He made everything appropriate in its time. He also placed eternity within them yet, no person can fully comprehend what God is doing from beginning to end.

I have concluded that everything that God undertakes will last for eternity nothing can be added to it nor taken away from it and that God acts this way so that people will fear him.

I concluded that it is worthwhile for people to find joy in their accomplishments, because that is their inheritance, since who can see what will exist after them?

Again, if two lie close together, they will keep warm, but how can only one stay warm?

The former can come out of prison to reign, while the latter, even if born to kingship, may become poor.

It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.

Whatever it is, it's far off and most profound. Who can attain it?

For he has absolutely no knowledge what will happen, since who can declare to him when it will come about?

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, and a single sinner can destroy a lot of good.

Someone who quarries stone might be injured; someone splitting logs can fall into danger.

The fool overflows with words, and no one can predict what will happen. As to what will happen after him, who can explain it?

The work of a fool so wears him out that he can't even find his way to town.