The process of history and the progress of science yield only an endless chain of one generation after another, groping for satisfaction through this and through that, but to no avail. He looks at Wisdom (1:12–17; 2:13–17), but not even the most brilliant and insightful and discerning people in history can make sense of it all. He explores the world by indulging in its most satisfying physical pleasures (2:1–11), but again to no avail. He runs the gamut of sensual delights and his verdict is the