Ecclesiastes 6:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ We struggle just to have enough to eat, but we are never satisfied. ⁸ We may be sensible, yet we are no better off than a fool. And if we are poor, it still doesn't do us any good to try to live right. ⁹ It's better to enjoy what we have than to always want something else, because that makes no more sense than chasing the wind.^[a]