18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because aI 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 rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.
21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his1 heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 aFor what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun?
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Ecclesiastes 2:20:
All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Heart {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heart {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Labor {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Ecclesiastes 2:20:
Ecclesiastes, The Preacher {I.S.B.E.}
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