Ecclesiastes 2:17
“Therefore incline to him of whom the psalmist says, "He has not taken his soul in vain." To speak now of the troubles of this life, the person has taken his soul in vain who is constructing the things of the world and building the things of the body. We arise each day to eat and drink; yet no one is filled so that he…”
Source: Septuagint
17So I hated life; Because the work that was wrought under the sun Was evil before me: For all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
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15And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, So shall it be to me, even to me; And to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, Because the fool speaks of his abundance.
16For there is no remembrance of the wise man With the fool forever; Forasmuch as now in the coming days All things are forgotten: And how shall the wise man die with the fool?
— Ecclesiastes 2:17 —
18And I hated the whole of my labor Which I took under the sun; Because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? And whether he will have power over all my labor In which I labored, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? This is also vanity.