Ecclesiastes 2:17

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

BBE

So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.