8:15 So I recommend the enjoyment of life, 1
for there is nothing better on earth 2 for a person to do 3 except 4 to eat, drink, and enjoy 5 life. 6
So 7 joy 8 will accompany him in his toil
during the days of his life which God gives him on earth. 9
8:16 When I tried 10 to gain 11 wisdom
and to observe the activity 12 on earth –
even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night 13 –
8:17 then I discerned all that God has done: 14
No one really comprehends what happens 15 on earth. 16
Despite all human 17 efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp 18 it. 19
Even if 20 a wise person claimed 21 that he understood,
he would not really comprehend 22 it. 23