16. For there is no more lasting remembrance of the wise than of the fool, since in the days to come all is forgotten. And how does a wise man die? With the fool!
17. And I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was evil on me, for all is futile and feeding on wind.
18. And I hated all my labour in which I had toiled under the sun, because I leave it to a man who would come after me.
19. And who knows whether he is wise or foolish? Yet he shall rule over all my labour in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. That too is futile.
20. So I turned my heart and despaired of all the labour in which I had toiled under the sun.
21. For a man might labour with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he leaves his heritage to a man who has not laboured for it. That too is futile and a great evil.