vain hope that it will give meaning and contentment to one’s life. Qoheleth says in 5:18, “This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.” In this relief Ashurbanipal and his wife are celebrating his military triumphs by relaxing in his beautiful garden with music, food, and drink (North Palace at Nineveh, 645–635 BC).