2:2 I said of partying, “It is folly,”
and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”
2:6 I constructed pools of water for myself,
to irrigate my grove of flourishing trees.
2:13 I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,
just as light is preferable to darkness:
3:10 I have observed the burden
that God has given to people to keep them occupied.
6:1 Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth,
and it weighs heavily on people:
7:29 This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright,
but they have sought many evil schemes.
10:5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth:
It is an error a ruler makes.
10:7 I have seen slaves on horseback
and princes walking on foot like slaves.