Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

18So I hated 1all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must 2leave it to the man who will come after me. 19And who knows whether he will be wise or 3a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is 4futility. 20Therefore I 5completely despaired over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun. 21When there is a person who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and 6skill, and then 7gives his 8legacy to one who has not labored for it; this too is futility and a great evil. 22For what does a person get in 9all his labor and in 10his striving with which he labors under the sun? 23Because all his days his activity is painful and 11irritating; even at night his 12mind 13does not rest. This too is futility.

24There is 14nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show 15himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is 16from the hand of God. 25For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without 17Him? 26For to a person who is good in His sight, 18He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may 19give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is 20futility and striving after wind.