Ecclesiastes 6:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² God may grant a man wealth, prosperity, and honor so that he lacks none of the things he desires. However, if God does not enable him to enjoy these gifts but rather allows someone else to revel in their benefits, this is vanity and a grievous ill.

³ A man may father a hundred children and live for many years, but no matter how many his days may be, if he does not have the opportunity to enjoy the good things of life and in the end receives no burial, I maintain that a stillborn child is more fortunate than he.^[a]

⁴ For that child came in vain and departed in darkness, and in darkness will his name be enveloped.