Ecclesiastes 2:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.
Webster's Revision
Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me.
World English Bible
I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And I hated all my labour wherein I laboured under the sun: seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
Definitions for Ecclesiastes 2:18
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 2:18 Bible Commentary
I hated all my labor - Because,
1. It has not answered the end for which it was instituted.
2. I can enjoy the fruits of it but a short time.
3. I must leave it to others, and know not whether a wise man, a knave, or a fool will possess it.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 2:18 Bible Commentary
2:18 All my labour - All these riches and buildings, and other fruits of my labour, were aggravations of my misery. Because - Because I must, and that everlastingly, leave them all behind me.