Ecclesiastes 2:21

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Ecclesiastes 2:21

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New American Standard Bible

When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.

King James Version

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Holman Bible

When there is a man whose work was done 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 wrong.

International Standard Version

For sometimes people who strive to obtain wisdom, knowledge, and equity leave everything as an inheritance to a person who never worked for it. This, too, is pointless and greatly troublesome.

For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skillfulness, yet he shall leave it to a man who has not labored in it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

For there is a man who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, yet gives his legacy to one who has not labored for it. This too is vanity and a great evil.

Bible in Basic English

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

For there is man his labor in wisdom, and in knowledge and in success; and to man not laboring in it he shall give his portion. Also this is vanity and much evil.

King James 2000

For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that has not labored in it shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For although a person may toil with great wisdom and skill, he must leave his reward to someone who has not toiled for it. This also [is] vanity and a great calamity.

Modern King James verseion

When there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and with success; yet to a man who has not labored in it, he shall leave it for his share. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Forsomuch as a man should weary himself with wisdom, with understanding and opportunity, and yet be fain to leave his labours unto another, that never sweat for them. This is also a vain thing and a great misery.

NET Bible

For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

For here is a man, whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill, - yet, to a man who hath not toiled therein, shall he leave it as his portion, even this, was vanity and a great vexation.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Themes

Property » In real estate » Inherited

Vanity » Worldly wisdom

Topics

Success And Hard Work

Enjoying Life

legacy

hardwork

Futility Of Worldly Pursuits

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For there is

H3426

ישׁ
Yesh

is, be, have, there,

Usage: 135

a man

H120

אדם
'adam

man, men, Adam, person, common sort , hypocrite

Usage: 541

whose labour

H5999

עמל
`amal

labour, hief, misery, travail, trouble, sorrow, grievance, grievousness, iniquity, miserable, pain, painful, perverseness, toil, wearisome, wickedness

Usage: 55

is in wisdom

H2451

חכמה
Chokmah

wisdom, wisely, skilful man, wits

Usage: 149

and in knowledge

H1847

דּעת
Da`ath

knowledge, know, cunning, unwittingly , ignorantly , unawares

Usage: 91

and in equity

H3788

כּשׁרון
Kishrown

good, right, equity

Usage: 3

yet to a man

H120

אדם
'adam

man, men, Adam, person, common sort , hypocrite

Usage: 541

that hath not laboured

H5998

עמל
`amal

labour, take

Usage: 11

therein shall he leave

H5414

נתן
Nathan

give, put, deliver, made, set, up, lay, grant, suffer, yield, bring, cause, utter, laid, send, recompense, appoint, shew,

Usage: 2011

it for his portion

H2506

חלק
Cheleq

portion, part, flattering, flattery, inheritance, partaker

Usage: 67

This also is vanity

H1892

הבל הבל
hebel

vanity, vain, altogether

Usage: 73

and a great

H7227

רב
Rab

many, great, much, captain, more, long, enough, multitude, mighty, greater, greatly,

Usage: 458

Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:21

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 12791
Ecclesiastes Rank: 164
9 Topics
2 Themes
9 Cross References
4 Readings
Interlinear
1 Phrase
1 Name

Context Readings

Is There Real Happiness In Life?

²⁰ Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun. ²¹ When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil. ²² For what does a man get in all his labor and in his striving with which he labors under the sun?

Phrases

As an Inheritance

Names

No

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:17-18

So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

2 Chronicles 31:20-21

Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right and true before the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 33:2-9

He did evil in the sight of the Lord according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Israel.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

2 Chronicles 35:18

There had not been celebrated a Passover like it in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet; nor had any of the kings of Israel celebrated such a Passover as Josiah did with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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