Ecclesiastes 3:13

3:13 and also that everyone should eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all his toil,

for these things are a gift from God.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

4:6 Better is one handful with some rest

than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:7

5:7 Just as there is futility in many dreams,

so also in many words.

Therefore, fear God!

Ecclesiastes 5:9

5:9 The produce of the land is seized by all of them,

even the king is served by the fields.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

6:7 All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach –

yet his appetite is never satisfied!

Ecclesiastes 7:23

Human Wisdom is Limited

7:23 I have examined all this by wisdom;

I said, “I am determined to comprehend this” – but it was beyond my grasp.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel

9:13 This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth,

and it is a great burden to me:

Ecclesiastes 10:9

10:9 One who quarries stones may be injured by them;

one who splits logs may be endangered by them.