15 Then I said to myself,

“The fate of the fool will overtake me also.
    What then do I gain by being wise?”(A)
I said to myself,
    “This too is meaningless.”

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21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

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20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:20 Psalm 94:11

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