The observation that people leave their wealth to others and are not able to take it with them establishes the futility of accumulating possessions. The specific reference to leaving riches behind at death clarifies that wealth becomes irrelevant to the deceased; possessions cannot follow beyond the grave. The statement that they appoint their land to others emphasizes the transfer of property at death; the dead lose all control over what they have accumulated. The verse emphasizes the transience of wealth and its inability to benefit the owner beyond the grave. This verse articulates the vanity of lifetime accumulation when death renders possessions irrelevant to the deceased.

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