Ecclesiastes 2:21

"When there is. man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and. great evil."When there is. man" -This verse describes the intense effort and devotion that Solomon had put into his projects. He had worked hard! This was his life-work, his crowning achievements, things which few men had ever accomplished in life! Solomon had spent an entire lifetime working diligently, perfecting his skills, burning the mid-night oil, improving himself, accumulating. fortune and the thought of his successor getting everything he had earned, without any effort-and maybe evening squandering it, or not appreciating it-is more than he could stand! Not only was it "vanity" it was unfair!

"his legacy" -For the successful of this world the last straw that they grasp for as they depart from this life. Solomon, realizes that. physical or material legacy means nothing. We tend to think that our children and grandchildren will greatly prize all our treasures. But think about it, what do you have that belonged to your great-great-great-grandparents? What wealth have you inherited, what possession do you possess that was possessed by an ancestor of yours say, 100 years ago, 150 years ago, 200 years ago? WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THEIR STUFF!