Ecclesiastes 9:3

³It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

Ecclesiastes 9 confronts the stark reality that death comes to all—wise and foolish, righteous and wicked—and that life under the sun is often unpredictable and unjust. The Teacher (Qoheleth) urges his readers to embrace joy, work diligently, and live wisely despite life's fleeting