Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For there is a man whose labour <FI>is<Fi> in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it--his portion! Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity and a great evil.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shall he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.”
Ecclesiastes 2:21 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:21 in Context — Ecclesiastes 2
19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21 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.
22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
What Does Ecclesiastes 2:21 Mean?
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