Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil. whose Ecclesiastes 2:17,18 And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit. . . . Ecclesiastes 9:18 Better is wisdom, than weapons of war: and he that shall offend in one, shall lose many good things. 2 Chronicles 31:20,21 So Ezechias did all things which we have said in all Juda, and wrought that which was good, and right, and truth, before the Lord his God, . . . 2 Chronicles 33:2-9 And he did evil before the Lord, according to all the abominations of the nations, which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel: . . . 2 Chronicles 34:2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father: he declined not, neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 2 Chronicles 35:18 There was no phase like to this in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet: neither did any of all the kings of Israel keep such a phase as Josias kept, with the priests, and the Levites, and all Juda, and Israel that were found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 36:5 Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did evil before the Lord his God. Jeremiah 22:15,17 Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him? . . . leave Context The Futility of Work…20Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring anymore under the sun. 21For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil.22For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he hath been tormented under the sun?… Cross References Psalm 49:10 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: Ecclesiastes 2:18 Again I hated all my application wherewith I had earnestly laboured under the sun, being like to have an heir after me, Ecclesiastes 2:20 Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring anymore under the sun. Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care. Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation. Lexicon Whenכִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction there is יֵ֣שׁ (yêš) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is a man אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being who has labored שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ (še·‘ă·mā·lōw) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind with wisdom, בְּחָכְמָ֥ה (bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom knowledge, וּבְדַ֖עַת (ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1847: Knowledge and skill, וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן (ū·ḇə·ḵiš·rō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3788: Success, advantage and he must give יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ (yit·tə·nen·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set his portion חֶלְק֔וֹ (ḥel·qōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2506: Portion, tract, territory to a man וּלְאָדָ֞ם (ū·lə·’ā·ḏām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being who has not שֶׁלֹּ֤א (šel·lō) Pronoun - relative | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no worked for it, עָֽמַל־ (‘ā·mal-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5998: To toil, work severely and with irksomeness this זֶ֥ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that too גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and is futile הֶ֖בֶל (he·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory and a great רַבָּֽה׃ (rab·bāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great evil. וְרָעָ֥ה (wə·rā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil Additional Translations When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that has not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is such a man that his labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in fortitude; yet this man shall give his portion to one who has not laboured therein. This is also vanity and great evil. For there is a man whose labour hath been with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill, and who leaveth it to a man that hath not laboured therein, to be his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored in it, shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, with knowledge, and with skillfulness; yet he shall leave it for his portion to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil. 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