3 What profit does a man* have in all his hard work at which he works+ hard under the sun?*+

9 What advantage is there for the doer in what he is working hard at?+

8 There exists one, but not a second one;+ also no son or brother does he have,+ but there is no end to all his hard work. Also, his eyes themselves are not satisfied with riches:+ “And for whom am I working hard and causing my soul to lack in good things?”+ This too is vanity, and it is a calamitous occupation.+