I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. Cross References Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others. Ecclesiastes 1:3 What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun? Ecclesiastes 2:11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil. Ecclesiastes 3:22 I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him? Treasury of Scripture Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me. i hated Ecclesiastes 2:4-9 Ecclesiastes 1:13 Ecclesiastes 4:3 taken Ecclesiastes 2:26 Ecclesiastes 5:13,14 1 Kings 11:1-13 |