Ecclesiastes 2:16-21

¹⁶For there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; for in the days to come shall all have long been forgotten; and, alas! the wise man dieth, as well as the fool.

¹⁷Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.

¹⁸Yea, I hated all my labor which I had performed under the sun, because I must leave it to the man that shall be after me.

¹⁹And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet shall he be lord of all the labor with which I have wearied myself, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

²⁰Therefore I turned to give up my heart to despair in regard to all the labor with which I had wearied myself under the sun.

²¹For there is a man whose labor has been with wisdom and knowledge and skill; yet to a man who hath not labored for it must he leave it as his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.