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Ecclesiastes 2:17

American King James Version (AKJV)
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is worked under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
American Standard Version (ASV)
So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And, because of this, my life wearied me, since I saw that everything under the sun is evil, and everything is empty and an affliction of the spirit.
Darby Bible (DBY)
And I hated life; for the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit.
English Revised Version (ERV)
So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me: for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
So I ended up feeling disgusted with life because everything that happens here on earth is so distressing. It's so incomprehensible, like trying to control the wind.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
World English Bible (WEB)
So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
So I hated life, because the work that is worked under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I have hated life, for sad to me is the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit.