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class="icon"></span> </li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Ecclesiastes Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Solomon’s pursuits evaluated <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2#h=21:0-26:0"><span class="altsize">1-11</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Relative value of human wisdom <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2#h=26:0-28:0"><span class="altsize">12-16</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>The futility of hard work <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2#h=28:0-30:0"><span class="altsize">17-23</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Eat, drink, and enjoy work <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2#h=30:0-32:0"><span class="altsize">24-26</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-1" data-section-citation="021002001021002001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-8"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p126" data-pid="126">Or “rejoicing.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="se"></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/32/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 209</a></p> <div id="p44" data-pid="44"><p data-pid="44" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/33/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="44" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/33/0">4/2006, p. 6</a></p> </div><div id="p45" data-pid="45"><p data-pid="45" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/34/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="45" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/34/0">3/15/1997, pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/16/0">it-2 209;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/16/2"> g 4/06 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/16/4"> w97 3/15 14-15;</a></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/18/0">w77 58;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/18/2"> w77 521;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/18/5"> ad 1033</a></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-2" data-section-citation="021002002021002002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-9"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p127" data-pid="127">Or “rejoicing.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="se"></p> <p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/35/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/36/0"> 292</a></p> <div id="p48" data-pid="48"><p data-pid="48" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/37/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="48" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/37/0">11/1/2006, p. 13</a></p><p data-pid="48" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/38/0">3/15/1997, pp. 14-15</a></p><p data-pid="48" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/39/0">9/15/1987, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/17/0">it-2 209,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/17/2"> 292;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/17/4"> w06 11/1 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/17/6"> w97 3/15 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/17/8"> w87 9/15 24;</a></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/19/0">g78 4/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/19/2"> w77 58;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/19/4"> w77 521-522;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/19/7"> ad 1033</a></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-3" data-section-citation="021002003021002003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/18" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-19"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 104:15; Ec 10:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-19" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-19" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/20/0">g79 8/22 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/20/3"> w77 58</a></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-4" data-section-citation="021002004021002004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/19" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-20"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 9:17-19; 2Ch 9:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/20" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-21"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 7:1, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/21" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-22"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:25; Ca 8:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/21/0">w77 58-59</a></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-5" data-section-citation="021002005021002005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:5</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/22/0">w77 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/22/2"> w59 76</a></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-6" data-section-citation="021002006021002006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-10"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p128" data-pid="128">Or “forest.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="se"></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/40/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 40,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/41/0"> 651</a></p> <p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/18/0">it-2 40,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/18/2"> 651;</a></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/23/0">w77 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/23/2"> ad 289;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/23/3"> w54 401</a></p> <p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-7" data-section-citation="021002007021002007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:7</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-11"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p129" data-pid="129">Lit., “sons of the house.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/22" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-23"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:10, 13; 1Ki 9:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/23" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-24"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/24/0">w77 58-59</a></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-8" data-section-citation="021002008021002008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-12"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p130" data-pid="130">Or “property peculiar to.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-13"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p131" data-pid="131">Or “a lady, yes, ladies.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/24" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-25"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 9:14, 28; 10:10; 2Ch 1:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-25" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-25" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/25" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-26"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 10:14, 15; 2Ch 9:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-26" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-26" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="se"></p> <div id="p52" data-pid="52"><p data-pid="52" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/42/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="52" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/42/0">3/15/2011, p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/19/0">w11 3/15 7;</a></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/25/0">g79 8/22 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/25/3"> w77 58-59</a></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-9" data-section-citation="021002009021002009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/26" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-27"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 3:13; 10:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-27" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-27" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/26/0">w77 58-59</a></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-10" data-section-citation="021002010021002010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-14"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p132" data-pid="132">Lit., “that my eyes asked for.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-15"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p133" data-pid="133">Or “rejoicing.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-16"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p134" data-pid="134">Or “portion.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/27" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-28"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 11:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-28" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-28" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/28" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-29"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:22; 5:18; 9:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-29" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-29" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="se"></p> <div id="p54" data-pid="54"><p data-pid="54" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/43/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="54" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/43/0">10/15/1997, pp. 3-4</a></p> </div><p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/20/0">w97 10/15 3-4;</a></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/27/0">w80 3/1 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/27/2"> g79 8/22 7-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/27/5"> w77 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/27/7"> g77 4/22 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/27/9"> w57 691</a></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-11" data-section-citation="021002011021002011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-17"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p135" data-pid="135">Or “of advantage.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/29" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-30"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-30" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-30" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/30" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-31"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 49:10; Ec 1:14; 2:16; 1Ti 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-31" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-31" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/31" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-32"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:3; 2:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-32" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-32" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="se"></p> <div id="p56" data-pid="56"><p data-pid="56" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/44/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="56" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/44/0">4/15/2008, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="56" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/45/0">10/15/1997, p. 4</a></p><p data-pid="56" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/46/0">2/15/1997, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="56" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/47/0">7/1/1986, pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/21/0">w08 4/15 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/21/2"> w97 2/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/21/4"> w97 10/15 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/21/6"> w86 7/1 14-15;</a></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/0">g79 8/22 8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/2"> g78 4/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/4"> w77 59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/6"> g77 4/22 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/8"> g77 7/22 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/10"> w66 483;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/11"> w57 691;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/28/12"> w52 3</a></p> <p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-12" data-section-citation="021002012021002012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/32" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-33"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:17; 7:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-33" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-33" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/29/0">g79 8/22 7-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/29/2"> g78 4/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/29/4"> w77 78;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/29/6"> w52 3</a></p> <p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-13" data-section-citation="021002013021002013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/33" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-34"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7; Ec 7:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-34" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-34" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/30/0">w77 78</a></p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-14" data-section-citation="021002014021002014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-18"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p136" data-pid="136">Or “has his eyes open.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-19"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p137" data-pid="137">Or “eventuality.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/34" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-35"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-35" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-35" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/35" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-36"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:8; 17:24; Joh 3:19; 1Jo 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-36" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-36" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/36" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-37"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:19, 20; 9:2, 3, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-37" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-37" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="se"></p> <p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/48/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1051</a></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/49/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1192</a></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/22/0">it-1 1051;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/22/2"> it-2 1192;</a></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"></p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/31/0">w77 78-79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/31/2"> g72 9/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/31/4"> ad 1662;</a><span class="ni"> g66 4/8 3;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/31/6"> w59 151;</a><span class="ni"> w33 314;</span><span class="ni"> pp 218</span></p> <p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-15" data-section-citation="021002015021002015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/37" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-38"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 49:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-38" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-38" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/32/0">w77 78;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/32/2"> g77 4/22 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/32/5"> w59 151</a></p> <p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-16" data-section-citation="021002016021002016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/38" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-39"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:8; Ec 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-39" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-39" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/39" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-40"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 6:8; Ro 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-40" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-40" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/33/0">w77 78-79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/33/2"> g77 4/22 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/33/5"> w59 151</a></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-17" data-section-citation="021002017021002017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/40" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-41"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 19:2, 4; Jer 20:17, 18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-41" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-41" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/41" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-42"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 7:6; Ec 2:21; Ro 8:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-42" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-42" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/42" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-43"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:14; 5:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-43" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-43" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="se"></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/50/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 250</a></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/23/0">it-2 250;</a></p> <p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/34/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/34/2"> w73 490;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/34/4"> ad 1064;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/34/5"> w57 696</a></p> <p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-18" data-section-citation="021002018021002018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/43" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-44"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:4-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-44" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-44" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/44" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-45"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 39:6; Lu 12:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-45" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-45" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/35/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/35/2"> w73 490;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/35/4"> w57 696</a></p> <p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-19" data-section-citation="021002019021002019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/45" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-46"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 12:6, 8; 2Ch 12:1, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-46" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-46" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/36/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/36/2"> w73 490;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/36/4"> w57 696</a></p> <p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-20" data-section-citation="021002020021002020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:20</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/37/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/37/2"> w57 696</a></p> <p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-21" data-section-citation="021002021021002021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-20"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p138" data-pid="138">Or “hand over everything.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-21"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p139" data-pid="139">Or “calamity.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/46" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-47"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:18; 5:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-47" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-47" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="se"></p> <div id="p63" data-pid="63"><p data-pid="63" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/51/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="63" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/51/0">9/1/2004, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/24/0">w04 9/1 27;</a></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"></p> <p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/38/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/38/2"> w73 640;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/38/4"> w57 696</a></p> <p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-22" data-section-citation="021002022021002022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:22</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-22"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p140" data-pid="140">Lit., “and the striving of his heart.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/47" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-48"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:3; 3:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-48" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-48" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/39/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/39/2"> w65 521</a></p> <p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-23" data-section-citation="021002023021002023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/48" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-49"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 14:1, 2; Lu 12:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-49" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-49" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/49" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-50"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 31:40, 41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-50" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-50" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/40/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/40/2"> w65 521</a></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-24" data-section-citation="021002024021002024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:24</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-23"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p141" data-pid="141">Or “cause his soul to see good.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/50" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-51"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:18; Ec 3:22; 8:15; Ac 14:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-51" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-51" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/51" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-52"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:12, 13; 5:18, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-52" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-52" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="se"></p> <p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/52/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 37</a></p> <div id="p66" data-pid="66"><p data-pid="66" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/53/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="66" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/53/0">10/2014, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="66" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/54/0">12/22/1997, p. 11</a></p> </div><div id="p67" data-pid="67"><p data-pid="67" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/55/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="67" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/55/0">7/1/2011, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="67" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204410/56/0">9/15/1987, p. 24</a></p> </div><p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/25/0">lff lesson 37;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/25/2"> g 10/14 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/25/4"> w11 7/1 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/25/6"> g97 12/22 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270021/25/8"> w87 9/15 24;</a></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sx"></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/0">g79 8/22 8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/2"> w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/4"> w74 167;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/6"> g73 7/22 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/8"> w72 206,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/10"> 487;</a><span class="ni"> g62 12/8 22;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/41/13"> w57 691</a></p> <p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-25" data-section-citation="021002025021002025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/52" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-53"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:7, 22, 23; 10:4, 5, 21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-53" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-53" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/42/0">w77 79;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/42/2"> w57 691</a></p> <p id="p45" data-pid="45" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="21-2-26" data-section-citation="021002026021002026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ecclesiastes 2:26</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/53" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-54"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 18:14; Pr 3:32, 33; Isa 3:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-54" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-54" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/54" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-55"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 6:10, 11; Pr 13:22; 28:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-55" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-55" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p45" data-pid="45" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/43/0">w77 121-122;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020021/43/2"> w65 411</a></p> <p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/18/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-19-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 104:15; Ec 10:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-19-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-19-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/19/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 9:17-19; 2Ch 9:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/20/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 7:1, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/21/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:25; Ca 8:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/22/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:10, 13; 1Ki 9:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/23/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/24/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 9:14, 28; 10:10; 2Ch 1:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/25/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 10:14, 15; 2Ch 9:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/26/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 3:13; 10:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/27/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 11:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/28/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:22; 5:18; 9:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/29/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/30/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 49:10; Ec 1:14; 2:16; 1Ti 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/31/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:3; 2:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/32/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:17; 7:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/33/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-34-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7; Ec 7:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-34-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-34-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/34/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-35-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-35-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-35-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/35/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-36-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:8; 17:24; Joh 3:19; 1Jo 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-36-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-36-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/36/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-37-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:19, 20; 9:2, 3, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-37-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-37-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/37/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-38-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 49:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-38-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-38-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/38/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-39-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 1:8; Ec 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-39-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-39-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/39/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-40-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 6:8; Ro 5:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-40-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-40-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/40/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-41-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 19:2, 4; Jer 20:17, 18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-41-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-41-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/41/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-42-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 7:6; Ec 2:21; Ro 8:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-42-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-42-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/42/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-43-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:14; 5:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-43-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-43-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/43/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-44-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:4-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-44-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-44-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/44/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-45-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 39:6; Lu 12:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-45-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-45-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/45/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-46-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 12:6, 8; 2Ch 12:1, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-46-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-46-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/46/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-47-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 2:18; 5:15, 16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-47-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-47-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/47/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-48-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 1:3; 3:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-48-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-48-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/48/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-49-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 14:1, 2; Lu 12:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-49-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-49-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/49/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-50-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 31:40, 41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-50-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-50-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/50/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-51-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:18; Ec 3:22; 8:15; Ac 14:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-51-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-51-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/51/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-52-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 3:12, 13; 5:18, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-52-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-52-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/52/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-53-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 4:7, 22, 23; 10:4, 5, 21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-53-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-53-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/21/2/53/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-54-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Eccl. 2:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 18:14; Pr 3:32, 33; Isa 3:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-54-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-54-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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</div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="documentCitationInformation"> <div>New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)</div> <div>Ecclesiastes 2:1-26</div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Ecclesiastes</h1> </header> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17450" class="cl vx vp"><strong>2</strong> </a>Then I said in my heart: “Come and let me try out pleasure<a id="footnotesource8" data-fnid="8" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/7">*</a> and see what good comes.” But look! that too was futility.</span></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sl"><span id="v21-2-2-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17451" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>I said about laughter, “It is madness!”</span></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sz"><span id="v21-2-2-2" class="v">And about pleasure,<a id="footnotesource9" data-fnid="9" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/8">*</a> “What use is it?”</span></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17452" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>I explored with my heart by indulging myself with wine,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/18" data-bid="19-1" class="b">+</a> all the while maintaining my own wisdom; I even embraced foolishness to find out what was the best thing for humans to do during their few days of life under the heavens. </span><span id="v21-2-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17453" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>I undertook great works.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/19" data-bid="20-1" class="b">+</a> I built houses for myself;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/20" data-bid="21-1" class="b">+</a> I planted vineyards for myself.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/21" data-bid="22-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17454" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>I made gardens and parks for myself, and I planted in them all sorts of fruit trees. </span><span id="v21-2-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17455" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>I made pools of water for myself, to irrigate a grove<a id="footnotesource10" data-fnid="10" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/9">*</a> of flourishing trees. </span><span id="v21-2-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17456" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>I acquired male and female servants,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/22" data-bid="23-1" class="b">+</a> and I had servants born in my household.<a id="footnotesource11" data-fnid="11" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/10">*</a> I also acquired much livestock—cattle and flocks<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/23" data-bid="24-1" class="b">+</a>—more than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem. </span><span id="v21-2-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17457" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>I accumulated silver and gold for myself,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/24" data-bid="25-1" class="b">+</a> the treasures of<a id="footnotesource12" data-fnid="12" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/11">*</a> kings and of provinces.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/25" data-bid="26-1" class="b">+</a> I gathered male and female singers for myself, as well as what brings great pleasure to the sons of men—a woman, yes, many women.<a id="footnotesource13" data-fnid="13" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/12">*</a> </span><span id="v21-2-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17458" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>So I grew great and surpassed anyone prior to me in Jerusalem.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/26" data-bid="27-1" class="b">+</a> And my wisdom remained with me.</span></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17459" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>I did not deny myself anything that I desired.<a id="footnotesource14" data-fnid="14" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/13">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/27" data-bid="28-1" class="b">+</a> I did not withhold from my heart any sort of pleasure,<a id="footnotesource15" data-fnid="15" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/14">*</a> for my heart was joyful because of all my hard work, and this was my reward<a id="footnotesource16" data-fnid="16" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/15">*</a> for all my hard work.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/28" data-bid="29-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17460" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>But when I reflected on all the works that my own hands had done and on all the hard work that I had toiled to accomplish,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/29" data-bid="30-1" class="b">+</a> I saw that everything was futile, a chasing after the wind;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/30" data-bid="31-1" class="b">+</a> there was nothing of real value<a id="footnotesource17" data-fnid="17" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/16">*</a> under the sun.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/31" data-bid="32-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17461" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Then I turned my attention to wisdom and madness and folly.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/32" data-bid="33-1" class="b">+</a> (For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.) </span><span id="v21-2-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17462" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/33" data-bid="34-1" class="b">+</a> just as there is an advantage to light over darkness.</span></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17463" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>The wise one has his eyes in his head;<a id="footnotesource18" data-fnid="18" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/34" data-bid="35-1" class="b">+</a> but the stupid one is walking in darkness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/35" data-bid="36-1" class="b">+</a> I have also come to realize that there is one outcome<a id="footnotesource19" data-fnid="19" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/18">*</a> that befalls all of them.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/36" data-bid="37-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17464" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>Then I said in my heart: “What happens to the stupid one will also happen to me.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/37" data-bid="38-1" class="b">+</a> What, then, did I gain by becoming excessively wise? So I said in my heart: “This too is futility.” </span><span id="v21-2-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17465" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>For there is no lasting memory either of the wise one or of the stupid one.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/38" data-bid="39-1" class="b">+</a> In the days to come, everyone will be forgotten. And how will the wise one die? Along with the stupid one.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/39" data-bid="40-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17466" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>So I came to hate life,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/40" data-bid="41-1" class="b">+</a> because everything being done under the sun seemed distressing to me, for everything was futile,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/41" data-bid="42-1" class="b">+</a> a chasing after the wind.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/42" data-bid="43-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17467" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>I came to hate all that I had worked so hard for under the sun,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/43" data-bid="44-1" class="b">+</a> because I must leave it behind for the man coming after me.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/44" data-bid="45-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17468" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/45" data-bid="46-1" class="b">+</a> Yet he will take control over all the things I spent great effort and wisdom to acquire under the sun. This too is futility. </span><span id="v21-2-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17469" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>So I began to despair in my heart over all the hard work at which I had toiled under the sun. </span><span id="v21-2-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17470" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>For a man may work hard, guided by wisdom and knowledge and skill, but he must hand over his portion<a id="footnotesource20" data-fnid="20" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/19">*</a> to a man who did not work for it.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/46" data-bid="47-1" class="b">+</a> This too is futility and a great tragedy.<a id="footnotesource21" data-fnid="21" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/20">*</a></span></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17471" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>What does a man really gain from all his hard work and ambition that drives him<a id="footnotesource22" data-fnid="22" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/21">*</a> to work hard under the sun?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/47" data-bid="48-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17472" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>For during all his days, his occupation brings pain and frustration,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/48" data-bid="49-1" class="b">+</a> and even at night his heart does not rest.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/49" data-bid="50-1" class="b">+</a> This too is futility.</span></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17473" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and find enjoyment<a id="footnotesource23" data-fnid="23" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070125/22">*</a> in his hard work.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/50" data-bid="51-1" class="b">+</a> This too, I have realized, is from the hand of the true God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/51" data-bid="52-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v21-2-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17474" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>for who eats and who drinks better than I do?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/52" data-bid="53-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="sb"><span id="v21-2-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070125/17475" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>To the man who pleases him he gives wisdom and knowledge and rejoicing,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/53" data-bid="54-1" class="b">+</a> but to the sinner he gives the occupation of gathering and merely collecting to give to the one who pleases the true God.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070125/54" data-bid="55-1" class="b">+</a> This too is futility, a chasing after the wind.</span></p>  <div class="pswp" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true"> 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