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Ecclesiastes 2 · The wise man dies just like the fool

Ecclesiastes 2:21

Cover of Ecclesiastes (Qohelet) — ZARZA Bible

For here is a man whose toil is done with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to a man who did not toil for it he must give it as his portion. This too is a breath, and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:21 · ZARZA Bible

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19And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will have mastery over all my toil that I toiled at and did wisely under the sun. This too is a breath. 20So I turned and gave my heart over to despair concerning all the toil that I toiled at under the sun. 21For here is a man whose toil is done with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and to a man who did not toil for it he must give it as his portion. This too is a breath, and a great evil. 22For what does a man get from all his toil, and from the chasing of his heart, at which he toils under the sun? 23For all his days are pains, and his business is vexation; even at night his heart does not lie down. This too is a breath.

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