Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Ecclesiastes 2:18 in English Standard Version "I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me," Ps 39:6 Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! Ps 49:10 For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. Ec 1:3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?