Ecclesiastes 2:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. ”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me.”
Ecclesiastes 2:18 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:18 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18 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.
19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:18 Mean?
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