'Benefits' in the Bible

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile -- like chasing the wind.

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.