Ecclesiastes 2:11, 17, 24-26
Ecclesiastes 2:11 MSG
Then I took a good look at everything I’d done, looked at all the sweat and hard work. But when I looked, I saw nothing but smoke. Smoke and spitting into the wind. There was nothing to any of it. Nothing.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 MSG
I hate life. As far as I can see, what happens on earth is a bad business. It’s smoke—and spitting into the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 MSG
The best you can do with your life is have a good time and get by the best you can. The way I see it, that’s it—divine fate. Whether we feast or fast, it’s up to God. God may give wisdom and knowledge and joy to his favorites, but sinners are assigned a life of hard labor, and end up turning their wages over to God’s favorites. Nothing but smoke—and spitting into the wind.





