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Ecclesiastes 2:26 (NET)

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26 For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile like chasing the wind!


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 26) Pleasing God - To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness
(v. 26) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - God gives the sinner the task of gathering and storing up wealth for the ones who pleases God