Ecclesiastes 2:18

“Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.”

"Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me." - Ecclesiastes 2:18
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What does Ecclesiastes 2:18 mean?

Ecclesiastes 2:18 from the King James Version of the Bible states, "Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me." This verse comes from the Book of Ecclesiastes, which is traditionally attributed to…

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The Weight of Labor: Finding Purpose Beyond the Pursuit of Legacy

In the quiet moments of reflection, the words of Ecclesiastes 2:18 echo profoundly: "Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me." These words are not mere expressions of regret but revelations of the…

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A Prayer for Meaningful Purpose: Reflecting on Ecclesiastes 2:18

Heavenly Father, As I come before you today, my heart is heavy with reflections on the words found in Ecclesiastes 2:18: "Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me." Lord, I seek to understand the…

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Ecclesiastes 2:18 - "¶ Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me."
Ecclesiastes 1:18 - "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."
Ecclesiastes 10:18 - "¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through."
Ecclesiastes 9:18 - "Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good."
Ecclesiastes 2:2 - "I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?"
ecclesiastes 12:2-6
Ecclesiastes 3:18 - "I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts."
Ecclesiastes 7:18 - "It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all."
Ecclesiastes 1:2 - "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."
"For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." - Ecclesiastes 1:18
Ecclesiastes 2:13 - "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness."
Ecclesiastes 8:2 - "I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God."
"¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through." - Ecclesiastes 10:18
"Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good." - Ecclesiastes 9:18
Ecclesiastes 3:2 - "A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"
Ecclesiastes 2:25 - "For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?"
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left."
"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?" - Ecclesiastes 2:2
Ecclesiastes 2:5 - "I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:"
Ecclesiastes 2:6 - "I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"
"While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:" - Ecclesiastes 12:2
Ecclesiastes 12:2 - "While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:"
Ecclesiastes 2:4 - "I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:"
Ecclesiastes 4:2 - "Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."
Ecclesiastes 11:2 - "Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."
Ecclesiastes 2:22 - "For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?"
Ecclesiastes 2:20 - "Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 5:18 - "¶ Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion."
Ecclesiastes 2:1 - "I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity."