Ecclesiastes 2:17

"So. hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind"."So. hated life" -Here is why some people end up old and grumpy. For. while Solomon was disgusted with life. "If, as we might put it, every card in our hand will be trumped, does it matter how we play? Why treat the king with more respect than. knave?" (Kidner p. 34).

"was grievous" -It was grievous in light of the frustrating and unfair things in life which Solomon couldn't change. All his money couldn't keep him from dying, and neither could he permanently hold on to any of this wealth or pleasures.. believe that many famous people have finally hit this same wall. As someone said, "Only to reach the pinnacle of success and realize that you are stranded there."