Ecclesiastes 2:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. I hated all my labor - Because,

1. It has not answered the end for which it was instituted.

2. I can enjoy the fruits of it but a short time.

3. I must leave it to others, and know not whether a wise man, a knave, or a fool will possess it.

Ecclesiastes 2:18

18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had takend under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.