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Ecclesiastes 2:17-19
Contemporary English Version

17 This made me hate life. Everything we do is painful; it's just as senseless as chasing the wind.[a]

18 Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all. 19 Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn't make sense.

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  1. 2.17 chasing the wind: See the note at 1.14.
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