I dedicated myself to using wisdom for study and discovery of everything that is done under heaven. God uses terrible things so human beings will struggle with life.

The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.

Wise use of possessions is good; it brings benefit to the living.

I used my wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise," but it was beyond me.

So I watched the wicked being entombed. They used to come in and out of the Holy Place, but now they are forgotten in the city, where they used to work. This, too, is pointless.