Ecclesiastes 2:18; Ecclesiastes 2:19; Ecclesiastes 2:21

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Ecclesiastes 2:18

18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
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Ecclesiastes 2:19

19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.
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Ecclesiastes 2:21

21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
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