Ecclesiastes 2:20

God's Word

Then I fell into despair over everything for which I had worked so hard under the sun.

Cross References

Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty make him merciful to you so that he will send your other brother and Benjamin ⌞home⌟ with you. If I lose my children, I lose my children.”

Ecclesiastes 2:19

Who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? He will still have control over everything under the sun for which I worked so hard and used my wisdom. Even this is pointless.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

Here is someone who had worked hard with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet, he must turn over his estate to someone else, who didn’t work for it. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

1 Corinthians 15:19

If Christ is our hope in this life only, we deserve more pity than any other people.