18 So I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is futility.

20 Therefore I completely despaired over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

21 When there is a person who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then gives his legacy to one who has not labored for it; this too is futility and a great evil.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-21, New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 2020 by The Lockman Foundation.
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