New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 2:17-23
17So I 1hatedH8130 lifeH2425, for the workH4639 whichH7945 had been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121 was 2grievousH7451 to me; becauseH3588 everythingH3605 is futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.
18Thus I hatedH8130 3allH3605 the fruitH5999 of my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121, for I must 4leaveH5117 it to the manH120 whoH7945 will comeH1961 afterH310 me. 19And whoH4310 knowsH3045 whether he will be a wiseH2450 manH2450 orH176 5a foolH5530? Yet he will have 6controlH7980 overH7980 allH3605 the fruitH5999 of my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I have laboredH5998 by actingH2449 wiselyH2449 underH8478 the sunH8121. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 7vanityH1892. 20Therefore I 8completelyH5437H3820 despairedH2976 of allH3605 the fruitH5999 of my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121. 21WhenH3588 thereH3426 is a manH120 whoH7945 has laboredH5998 with wisdomH2451, knowledgeH1847 and 9skillH3788, then he 10givesH5414 his 11legacyH2506 to oneH120 whoH7945 has not laboredH5998 with them. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is vanityH1892 and a greatH7227 evilH7463. 22For whatH4100 does a manH120 getH1933 in 12allH3605 his laborH5999 and in 13his strivingH7475 with whichH7945 he laborsH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121? 23BecauseH3588 allH3605 his daysH3117 his taskH6045 is painfulH4341 and 14grievousH3708; evenH1571 at nightH3915 his 15mindH3820 16does not restH7901. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is vanityH1892.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Eccl 4:2, 3 ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ps 39:6; 49:10 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Kin 12:13 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 2:19 Lit dominion ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 2:19 1 Tim 6:10 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 2:20 Lit turned aside my heart to despair ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 4:4 ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Eccl 2:18 ↩
- 11. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit share ↩
- 12. Ecclesiastes 2:22 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
- 13. Ecclesiastes 2:22 Lit the striving of his heart ↩
- 14. Ecclesiastes 2:23 Job 5:7; 14:1; Eccl 1:18; 5:17 ↩
- 15. Ecclesiastes 2:23 Lit heart ↩
- 16. Ecclesiastes 2:23 Ps 127:2 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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