Ecclesiastes 4:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ Again I saw something here on earth that was useless:
⁸ I saw a man who had no family,
    no son or brother.
He always worked hard
    but was never satisfied with what he had.
He never asked himself, “For whom am I working so hard?
    Why don’t I let myself enjoy life?”
This also is very sad and useless.