19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool?(A) Yet he will take over all my work that I labored at skillfully under the sun. This too is futile. 20 So I began to give myself over[a] to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun. 21 When there is a person whose work was done with wisdom, knowledge, and skill,(B) and he must give his portion to a person who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great wrong.

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  1. 2:20 Lit And I turned to cause my heart

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