Eccl.2.21

Ecclesiastes 2:21

KJV

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

The Futility of Work

Cross References

Psalm 49:10

KJV

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

The Evanescence of Wealth

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

KJV

¶ 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.

The Futility of Work

Ecclesiastes 2:20

KJV

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

The Futility of Work

Ecclesiastes 4:4

KJV

¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

The Evil of Oppression

Ecclesiastes 4:8

KJV

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.