Ecclesiastes 2:18

And I hated the whole of my labor 1 Which I took under the sun; 1 Because I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

In Context

17So I hated life; 1 Because the work that was wrought under the sun 1 Was evil before me: 1 For all is vanity and waywardness of spirit. 1

19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? 1 And whether he will have power over all my labor 1 In which I labored, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? 1 This is also vanity. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 17:14The Lord also thundered from heaven, 1 And the Highest uttered his voice. 1

Psalms 49:10For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, 1 The cattle on the mountains, and oxen. 1

Ecclesiastes 1:13And I applied my heart to seek out 1 And examine by wisdom concerning all things 1 That are done under heaven, 1 For God has given to the sons of men 1 An evil trouble 1 To be troubled therewith. 1

Ecclesiastes 2:26For God has given to the man 1 Who is good in his sight, 1 Wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: 1 But he has given to the sinner trouble, 1 To add and to heap up, 1 That he may give to him that is good before God; 1 For this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:13And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: 1 And the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:9And see life with the wife whom thou lovest 1 All the days of the life of thy vanity, 1 Which are given thee under the sun: 1 For that is thy portion in thy life, 1 And in thy labor wherein thou laborest under the sun. 1

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

Sources of Dissatisfaction; The Cheerful Use of Abundance. 17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also… Read the whole commentary →

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