Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!
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American Standard Version
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Amplified® Bible
And I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
Contemporary English Version
Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all.
Darby English Version
And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Good News Bible
Nothing that I had worked for and earned meant a thing to me, because I knew that I would have to leave it to my successor,
King James Version
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
New American Standard Bible
Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
New International Version
I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
New King James Version
Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
Revised Standard Version
I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me;
Young's Literal Translation
And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.
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