Ecclesiastes 1:3-4

Futility Illustrated from Nature

1:3 What benefit do people get from all the effort

which they expend on earth?

1:4 A generation comes and a generation goes,

but the earth remains the same through the ages.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

A Time for All Events in Life

3:1 For everything there is an appointed time,

and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

Ecclesiastes 6:1

Not Everyone Enjoys Life

6:1 Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth,

and it weighs heavily on people:

Ecclesiastes 10:5

10:5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth:

It is an error a ruler makes.