Ecclesiastes 2:11-13

International Children’s Bible

¹¹ But then I looked at what I had done.
    I thought about all the hard work.
Suddenly I realized it was just a waste of time, like chasing the wind!
    There is nothing to gain from anything we do here on earth.

¹² Then I began to think again about being wise.
    And I thought also about being foolish and doing crazy things.
But after all, what more can any king do?
    He can only do what some other king has already done.
¹³ I saw that being wise is certainly better than being foolish,
    just as light is better than darkness.