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Ecclesiastes 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 For there is (A)no [a]lasting remembrance of the wise, along with the fool, since in the coming days everything will [b]soon be forgotten. And (B)how the wise and the fool alike die! 17 So I (C)hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was [c]unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.
The Futility of Labor
18 So I hated (D)all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must (E)leave it to the man who will come after me.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:16 Lit forever
- Ecclesiastes 2:16 Lit already
- Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil
Ecclesiastes 2:16-18
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:16-18
New International Version
16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;(A)
the days have already come when both have been forgotten.(B)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!(C)
Toil Is Meaningless
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(D) 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.(E)
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