<p class="poetry">For the fate of humans<n id="1" /> and the fate of animals are the same:p> <p class="poetry">As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath.p> <p class="poetry">There is no advantage for humans over animals,p> <p class="poetry">for both are fleeting.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">I have concluded<n id="1" /> that there is nothing better for people<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">than<n id="3" /> to be happy and to enjoyp> <p class="poetry">themselves<n id="4" /> as long as they live,p>

<p class="poetry">All of man&#8217;s labor is for nothing more than<n id="1" /> to fill his stomach<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">yet his appetite<n id="3" /> is never satisfied!p>

<p class="poetry">The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,p> <p class="poetry">but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">God has made everything fit beautifully<n id="1" /> in its appropriate time,p> <p class="poetry">but<n id="2" /> he has also placed ignorance<n id="3" /> in the human heart<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">so that<n id="5" /> people<n id="6" /> cannot discover what God has ordained,<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">from the beginning to the end<n id="8" /> of their lives.<n id="9" />p>

<p class="poetry">To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions,p> <p class="poetry">he has also given him the ability<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil;p> <p class="poetry">these things<n id="2" /> are the gift of God.p>

<p class="poetry">I constructed pools of water for myself,p> <p class="poetry">to irrigate my grove<n id="1" /> of flourishing trees.p>

<p class="poetry">It is better for you not to vowp> <p class="poetry">than to vow and not pay it.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to eat and drink,<n id="2" /> and find enjoyment in all their<n id="3" /> hard work<n id="4" /> on earth<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">during the few days of their life which God has given them,p> <p class="poetry">for this is their reward.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let your clothes always be white,p> <p class="poetry">and do not spare precious ointment on your head.p>

<p class="poetry">Wisdom is better than weapons of war,p> <p class="poetry">but one sinner can destroy much that is good.p>

<p class="poetry">Because of laziness the roof<n id="1" /> caves in,p> <p class="poetry">and because of idle hands<n id="2" /> the house leaks.p>

<p class="poetry">For if they fall, one will help his companion up,p> <p class="poetry">but pity<n id="1" /> the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Not only was the Teacher wise,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but he also taught knowledge to the people;p> <p class="poetry">he carefully evaluated<n id="2" /> and arranged<n id="3" /> many proverbs.p>

<p class="poetry">Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm,p> <p class="poetry">but how can one person keep warm by himself?p>

<p class="poetry">I considered all the living who walk on earth,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as the successor<n id="2" /> who would arise<n id="3" /> in his place.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The one who loves money<n id="1" /> will never be satisfied with money,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he who loves wealth<n id="3" /> will never be satisfied<n id="4" /> with his<n id="5" /> income.p> <p class="poetry">This also is futile.p>

<p class="poetry">Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.p>

<p class="poetry">Though the stillborn child<n id="1" /> came into the world<n id="2" /> for no reason<n id="3" /> and departed into darkness,p> <p class="poetry">though its name is shrouded in darkness,<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">How does that benefit him?<n id="2" />p>