Ecclesiastes 1:2-8

2The Teacher says, ‘Nothing has a purpose. Nothing that ever happens has a purpose.’

3People work very hard while they live on the earth. But in the end, what do they receive in return for their work?

4Old people die and then their children live after them. But the earth continues and it never changes.

5The sun rises in the morning and it disappears in the evening. Then it quickly moves to rise again the next morning.

6The wind blows to the south. Then it turns to the north. It blows in every direction. Then it starts again.

7All rivers pour water into the sea, but the sea does not become full. The water returns to the rivers and it all happens again.

8Everything continues in the same way. There is nothing important to talk about. Nothing that we see is enough to make us happy. There are always more things that we want to hear.