“And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.”
The question of whether a successor will be wise or foolish, yet will inevitably inherit one's labor, deepens the futility of worldly achievement. The heir's character remains unknown and uncontrollable; the owner cannot guarantee that accumulated wealth and accomplishment will be used well. This verse suggests that the uncertainty and loss of control inherent in human finitude render all achievement tentative and vulnerable to waste, adding another dimension to vanity.
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