Ecclesiastes 2:17-26
17So I ahated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was 1grievous to me; because everything is vanity and striving after wind.
The Vanity of Labor
18Thus I hated aall the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must bleave it to the man who will come after me. 19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or aa man of simpleminded folly? Yet he will have 1power over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored and for which I have acted wisely under the sun. This too is bvanity. 20Therefore I turned my heart to despair of all my labor for which I had labored under the sun. 21When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and askill, then he bgives his portion to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil. 22For what does a man get in aall his labor and in the striving of his heart with which he labors under the sun? 23Because all his days his endeavor is painful and avexing; even at night his heart bdoes not lie down. This too is vanity.
241There is anothing better for a man than to eat and drink and have his soul see good in his labor. This also I have seen that it is bfrom the hand of God. 25For who can eat and who can have enjoyment outside of 1Him? 26For to a man who is good before Him, aHe has given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, while to the sinner He has given the endeavor of gathering and collecting so that he may bgive to one who is good before God. This too is cvanity and striving after wind.