26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,<cr>1</cr> knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth<cr>2</cr> to hand it over to the one who pleases God.<cr>3</cr> This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

 26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,   knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth   to hand it over to the one who pleases God.   This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 NIV

Ecclesiastes 2:26 NIV

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