Ecclesiastes 8:15-17

New Century Version

¹⁵ So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. The best that people can do here on earth is to eat, drink, and enjoy life, because these joys will help them do the hard work God gives them here on earth.

We Cannot Understand All God Does

¹⁶ I tried to understand all that happens on earth. I saw how busy people are, working day and night and hardly ever sleeping. ¹⁷ I also saw all that God has done. Nobody can understand what God does here on earth. No matter how hard people try to understand it, they cannot. Even if wise people say they understand, they cannot; no one can really understand it.