so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 006:003 If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he: 006:004 for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. 006:005 Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other. 006:006 Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place? 006:007 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 006:008 For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living? 006:009 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind. 006:010 Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he. 006:011 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man? 006:012 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun? 007:001 A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth. 007:002 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart. 007:003 Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good. 007:004 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 007:005 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 007:006 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. 007:007 Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding. 007:008 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 007:009 Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools. 007:010 Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this. 007:011 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun. 007:012 For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.