For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ecclesiastes 2:22 in context
Ecclesiastes 2:19–25
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Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
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Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
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For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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For what does a man have of all his labor and of the striving of his heart, in which he labors under the sun?
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For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
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There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
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For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
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