What I have continually sought, I have not found; I have found only one upright man among a thousand, but I have not found one upright woman among all of them.

A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!