The Vanity of Unenjoyed Wealth

Ecclesiastes 6:1-6

I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on people:

the case in which God gives someone riches, wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing that he wants; but God does not give him the power to enjoy them, and some stranger gets to enjoy them - this is meaningless, evil, sick.

Suppose a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that he has a long life, but he fails to enjoy himself; then, even if he were to [live indefinitely and therefore] never be buried, I say that it would be better to be born dead.

For the arrival of a stillborn baby is a futile thing, and its departure is in darkness; its name is [forgotten,] covered in darkness;

and although it has never seen or known the sun, it is more content than he is,

without enjoying himself, even if he were to live a thousand years twice over. Doesn't everyone go to the same place?

The Vanity of Unenjoyed Wealth

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