Ecclesiastes 5:16

"And this also is. grievous evil---exactly as. man is born, thus will he die. So, what advantage to him who toils for the wind?"this is also. grievous evil" -One can almost hear the exclamation, "It isn't fair!" We shall go out as naked as we arrived. The expression "grievous evil" implies trouble that is distressing and deep-seated,. depressing misfortune. Once again the word "advantage" or profit means "what lasting advantage?" The word "toils" sums up the life of the greedy man in this chapter, all that hard work, all those sleepless nights, all that worrying-in the end for nothing! "For the wind"-Like the wind, riches are often very elusive and can vanish over night. Laboring for the wind is to labor with no result, like feeding on the wind, chasing the wind or inheriting the wind.