Ecclesiastes 4:4-8

4I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person’s jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

5The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh.

6Better one handful with rest than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.

7Again, I saw futility under the sun:

8There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “Who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself of good things?” This too is futile and a miserable task.