The Vanity of Toil
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I hated 1all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must 2leave it to the man who will come after me,
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and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.
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So I 3turned about and gave my heart up to despair 4over all the toil of my labors under the sun,
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because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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What has a man from 5all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun?
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For 6all his days are full of sorrow, and his 7work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.
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8There is nothing better for a person than that he should 9eat and drink and find enjoymenta in his toil. This also, I saw, is 10from the hand of God,
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for apart from himb who can eat or who can have enjoyment?
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Eclesiastes 2:18
Também eu aborreci todo o meu trabalho em que me afadigara debaixo do sol, visto que tenho de deixá-lo ao homem que virá depois de mim.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
Ecclesiastes 2:18
Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
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Eclesiastes 2:18
Desprezei todas as coisas pelas quais eu tanto me esforçara debaixo do sol, pois terei que deixá-las para aquele que me suceder.
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