Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20
Surrounding context
2:19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
2:20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.
2:21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.