The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.