Ecclesiastes 2:20
The Scripture
(20) Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ecclesiastes 2 records the Preacher testing pleasure, wealth, and great achievements, only to find it all vanity and vexation of spirit. He weighs wisdom against folly, noting both the wise and the fool share the same fate and are eventually forgotten. The chapter concludes that enjoying one's labor is a gift from God, who gives wisdom and joy to the good but burdens the sinner with fruitless toil.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 43:14Job 17:11Job 17:12Job 17:13Job 17:14Job 17:15Psalms 39:6Psalms 39:7I Corinthians 15:19II Corinthians 1:8II Corinthians 1:9II Corinthians 1:10
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