Ecclesiastes 2:17-19

The Message

¹⁷ I hate life. As far as I can see, what happens on earth is a bad business. It’s smoke—and spitting into the wind.

^18-19 And I hated everything I’d accomplished and accumulated on this earth. I can’t take it with me—no, I have to leave it to whoever comes after me. Whether they’re worthy or worthless—and who’s to tell?—they’ll take over the earthly results of my intense thinking and hard work. Smoke.