All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.

A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is futile and a burdensome task!

The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

though it never saw the light of day nor knew anything, yet it has more rest than that man --

All of man's labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach -- yet his appetite is never satisfied!

For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.