3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
4For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5For the living know that they will die, but the dead don`t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.
7Go your way -- eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
8Let your garments be always white, and don`t let your head lack oil.
9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.
