Ecclesiastes 2:20-22

Expanded Bible

²⁰ So I ·became sad [despaired; ^Lcaused my heart to despair] about all the ·hard work [toil] I had done ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 1:3]. ²¹ People can work hard using all their wisdom, knowledge, and ·skill [success], but they will ·die, and other people will get the things for which they worked [^Lleave their reward to others]. They did not do the work, but they will get everything. This is ·also unfair [a great evil] and useless [1:2]. ²² What do people get for all their ·work [toil] and ·struggling [anxiety] ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 1:3]?