1 The Teacher said to himself, “I will try fun. I will have fun now.” But it felt empty. 2 The Teacher said, “Laughing felt silly. Fun did not help.” ❓ 3 The Teacher tried a drink to feel good. He tried to be smart and also try silly things, to see what is good in this short life. 4 The Teacher built big houses. He made a grape farm. 5 He made gardens and yards. He planted many fruit trees. 6 He made pools to water the trees. 7 He had many helpers. He had many cows and sheep, more than all before him in the city. ️ 8 He saved much money, silver, and gold. He had music men and music women. He had many nice things. 9 He became very great, more than all before him in Jerusalem. He was still smart. 10 He took all the fun he saw. He liked his hard work. That was his pay. 11 Then he looked at all he did. It felt empty, like trying to catch the wind. It was no good. ✋ 12 He looked at smart and at silly. He asked, “What can the next king do? The same as before.” 13 He saw smart is better than silly, like light is better than dark. 14 A smart man can see his way. A silly man walks in dark. But both end the same. ♂️⚖️ 15 He said, “What happens to the silly one will happen to me too. So why be so smart?” It felt empty. 16 People will forget both the smart one and the silly one. The smart one dies like the silly one. 17 So the Teacher did not like life. What people do felt hard. It felt empty, like catching wind. 18 He did not like all his hard work, because he must leave it to the one after him. ➡️ 19 Who knows if that next one will be smart or silly? He will get all I made. It felt empty. ❓ 20 So the Teacher felt very sad about all his hard work. 21 A man may work hard and smart. Then he must leave it to one who did not work. That felt very bad and empty. 22 So what do people get from all their hard work? ❓ 23 All day he feels sad. Work hurts. At night he cannot rest. It felt empty. 24 It is good to eat and drink and like your work. This good gift is from God. 25 Without God, who can eat or who can be happy? ❓ 26 God gives the one who makes Him happy a smart mind and happy heart. But the one who does wrong must pick up and save a lot, then give it to the one who makes God happy. It felt empty, like trying to catch wind. ➡️✋