Ecclesiastes 2:18
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The Futility of Work
18I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
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