Section 2:18-2:26

Hard work is not satisfying

2:18a I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun,

I am disgusted with all the things that I have worked for in this world,
-or-
I worked hard on many things in this world, but I came to hate them all.

2:18b because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

because I cannot take it with me ⌊when I die⌋ . I have to leave it to the one who ⌊will be king⌋ after me.
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I ⌊will die and⌋ leave it all to the next king.

2:18a-b (combined)

I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard. Then I started hating it all.
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I will die in the end. Then some other person will enjoy the things that I have made. (EASY2015) I hate this!

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