• Ecclesiastes 2:21
    The Bible in Living English

    • 21 For there is a man whose trouble is taken with wisdom and knowledge and judgment, and he is to give it over to be the portion of a man that took no trouble about it—this too is nonsense, and a very bad thing.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:21
    American Standard Version

    • 21 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
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 21 For here is a man whose toil hath been with wisdom and with knowledge and with skill,—yet to a man who hath not toiled therein shall he leave it as his portion, even this was vanity and a great vexation.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:21
    King James Version

    • 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.