Ecclesiastes 4:4-8

4Then I saw that all hard work and skillful effort come from rivalry. Even this is pointless. ⌞It’s like⌟ trying to catch the wind.

5A fool folds his hands and wastes away.

6One handful of peace and quiet is better than two handfuls of hard work and of trying to catch the wind.

7Next, I turned to look at something pointless under the sun:

8There are people who are all alone. They have no children or other family members. So there is no end to all the hard work they have to do. Their eyes are never satisfied with riches. But ⌞they never ask themselves⌟ why they are working so hard and depriving themselves of good things. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.