Ecclesiastes 2:12-23

12So I turnedH6437 to 1considerH7200 wisdomH2451, insanityH1947, and foolishnessH5531; for whatH4100 will the manH120 do whoH7945 will comeH935 afterH310 the kingH4428, except 2whatH834 has alreadyH3528 been doneH6213? 13Then I sawH7200 that 3wisdomH2451 surpassesH3426H3504H4480 foolishnessH5531 as lightH216 surpassesH3504H4480 darknessH2822. 14The wiseH2450 person’sH2450 eyesH5869 are in his headH7218, but the 4foolH3684 walksH1980 in darknessH2822. And yetH1571 I knowH3045 that 5oneH259 and the same fateH4745 happensH7136 to 6bothH3605 of them. 15Then I saidH559 7to myselfH3820, “8As is the fateH4745 of the foolH3684, it will alsoH1571 happenH7136 to me. 9WhyH4100 thenH227 have I beenH2449 extremelyH3148 wiseH2449?” So 10I saidH1696 to myselfH3820, “ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892.” 16For thereH369 isH369 11noH369 12lastingH5769 remembranceH2146 of the wiseH2450, alongH5973 withH5973 the foolH3684, sinceH7945 in the comingH935 daysH3117 everythingH3605 will 13soonH3528 be forgottenH7911. And 14howH349 the wiseH2450 and the foolH3684 alikeH5973 dieH4191! 17So I 15hatedH8130 lifeH2425, for the workH4639 whichH7945 had been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121 was 16unhappyH7451 to me; becauseH3588 everythingH3605 is futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.

18So I hatedH8130 17allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121, because I must 18leaveH5117 it to the manH120 whoH7945 will comeH1961 afterH310 me. 19And whoH4310 knowsH3045 whether he will be wiseH2450 orH176 19a foolH5530? Yet he will haveH7980 controlH7980 overH7980 allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I have laboredH5998 by actingH2449 wiselyH2449 underH8478 the sunH8121. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is 20futilityH1892. 20Therefore I 21completelyH5437H3820 despairedH2976 overH5921 allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH5998 underH8478 the sunH8121. 21WhenH3588 thereH3426 isH3426 a personH120 whoH7945 has laboredH5998 with wisdomH2451, knowledgeH1847, and 22skillH3788, and then 23givesH5414 his 24legacyH2506 to oneH120 whoH7945 has not laboredH5998 for it; thisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892 and a greatH7227 evilH7463. 22For whatH4100 does a personH120 getH1933 in 25allH3605 his laborH5999 and in 26his strivingH7475 with whichH7945 he laborsH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121? 23BecauseH3588 allH3605 his daysH3117 his activityH6045 is painfulH4341 and 27irritatingH3708; evenH1571 at nightH3915 his 28mindH3820 29does not restH7901. ThisH2088 tooH1571 is futilityH1892.