Did you ever ask, “What’s the point in trying? What’s the point of doing so much work since it’s all going to fall apart?” This is what the Preacher is exploring in this passage here in Ecclesiastes 10 8 - 15. Even though there is no promise of success in our labors, he still encourages us to endure and commends to us the life of wise, prudent enjoyment of the work that is in front of our hands.