²⁰ The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

⁸ All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.

⁵ A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

¹⁵ The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:

¹⁶ The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

⁷ All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

¹⁰ And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.

¹¹ Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

¹⁶ Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

¹⁷ But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

¹⁰ When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?

¹¹ The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

⁸ It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

⁵ Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

¹¹ Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

⁶ The underworld is uncovered before him, and Destruction has no veil.