^{18 Ref} Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits.

^{19 Ref} And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

^{20 Ref} So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

^{21 Ref} 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.

^{22 Ref} What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun?

^{23 Ref} All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.