Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to a man who [is] good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And Jehovah saith to Noah, 'Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;
Job 27:16If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
Job 32:8Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.
Proverbs 3:13O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
Proverbs 28:8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
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 →