Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

Common English Bible

²⁴ There’s nothing better for human beings than to eat, drink, and experience pleasure in their hard work. I also saw that this is from God’s hand— ²⁵ Who can eat and find enjoyment otherwise?— ²⁶ because God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please God. But to those who are offensive,^[a] God gives the task of hoarding and accumulating, but only so as to give it all to those who do please God. This too is pointless and a chasing after wind.