VANITY

Ecclesiasts 1=12
I the preacher was a king over Israel in Jerusalem.
V/13 and I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
V/14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all this is vanity and vexation of spirit.
V/15 that which is crooked cannot be Made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
V/16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that's been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
V/17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this is also vexation of spirit.
V/18 for in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
chapter 2/9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me.
V/10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor.
V/11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
V/12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness and folly; for what a man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
v/13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
skip down to verse 18, Yea I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun; because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
v/19 and knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun, this is also vanity.
V/20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.
solomon is saying, some man will take over all my goods, all my wealth that I labored so hard for, He can't appreciate it for it cost him nothing. How can we appreciate things in life without sweat and tears, struggles, pain, somethig that is given does not mean as much to us without labor,
That's why we have so many estates tied up in heirs, parents don't want to leave their hard work to a child when it's undeserving, who would sell it for money. why not? it cost him (her) nothing. no sweat off their back. easy money.
I'm like Solomon, I don't want things of this world to weigh me down, not here on earth. life is too short. I want to live a life of peace, not have to worry about it when I'm gone. life is too short. thank God that I'm not rich and don't have to worry about my children fightng over an inheritance. I give to each while I'm living. they know what to expect at my death.