Ecclesiastes 2
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Ecclesiastes 2:17-18

17So I 1hatedH8130 lifeH2425, for the workH4639 whichH7945 had been doneH6213 underH8478 the sunH8121 was 2unhappyH7451 to me; becauseH3588 everythingH3605 is futilityH1892 and strivingH7469 after windH7307.

18So I hatedH8130 3allH3605 the fruitH5999 ofH5999 my laborH5999 for whichH7945 I had laboredH6001 underH8478 the sunH8121, because I must 4leaveH5117 it to the manH120 whoH7945 will comeH1961 afterH310 me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Eccl 4:2, 3 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Lit evil ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Eccl 1:3; 2:11 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 2:18 Ps 39:6; 49:10 ↩

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