“Surely everyone goes around(A) like a mere phantom;(B)
    in vain they rush about,(C) heaping up wealth(D)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.(E)

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17 what he lays up(A) the righteous will wear,(B)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(C)
18 The house(D) he builds is like a moth’s cocoon,(E)
    like a hut(F) made by a watchman.
19 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more;(G)
    when he opens his eyes, all is gone.(H)
20 Terrors(I) overtake him like a flood;(J)
    a tempest snatches him away in the night.(K)
21 The east wind(L) carries him off, and he is gone;(M)
    it sweeps him out of his place.(N)
22 It hurls itself against him without mercy(O)
    as he flees headlong(P) from its power.(Q)

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18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.(A)

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21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.

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