Ecclesiastes 2:17
New International Version
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

New Living Translation
So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless--like chasing the wind.

English Standard Version
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was grievous to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

International Standard Version
So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble—it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

NET Bible
So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile--like chasing the wind.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I came to hate life because everything done under the sun seemed wrong to me. Everything was pointless. [It was like] trying to catch the wind.

Jubilee Bible 2000
Therefore I hated life because every work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all was vanity and vexation of spirit.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and like grasping the wind.

American King James Version
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
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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
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
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.

Prediker 2:17 Afrikaans PWL
Ek het daarom die lewe gehaat, want die werk wat onder die son gedoen word, is pynlik vir my, want alles is waardeloos en ’n ergernis van gees.

Predikuesi 2:17 Albanian
Prandaj fillova të urrej jetën, sepse të gjitha ato që bëhen nën diell më janë bërë të neveritshme, sepse të gjitha janë kotësi dhe një përpjekje për të kapur erën.

ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ 2:17 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فكرهت الحياة. لانه رديء عندي العمل الذي عمل تحت الشمس لان الكل باطل وقبض الريح.

Dyr Prödiger 2:17 Bavarian
Daa gakrieg i s Löbn draufer dick, weil i allss, was in derer Welt yso gschieght, als öbbs Schlechts angschaug. I gfraag mi wirklich, was dös allss sollt.

Еклесиаст 2:17 Bulgarian
Затова намразих живота, Защото тежки ми [се видяха] делата, които стават под слънцето; Понеже всичко е суета и гонене на вятър.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
我所以恨惡生命,因為在日光之下所行的事我都以為煩惱,都是虛空,都是捕風。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
我所以恨恶生命,因为在日光之下所行的事我都以为烦恼,都是虚空,都是捕风。

傳 道 書 2:17 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
我 所 以 恨 惡 生 命 ; 因 為 在 日 光 之 下 所 行 的 事 我 都 以 為 煩 惱 , 都 是 虛 空 , 都 是 捕 風 。

傳 道 書 2:17 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
我 所 以 恨 恶 生 命 ; 因 为 在 日 光 之 下 所 行 的 事 我 都 以 为 烦 恼 , 都 是 虚 空 , 都 是 捕 风 。

Ecclesiastes 2:17 Croatian Bible
Omrznuh život, jer mi se učini mučnim sve što se zbiva pod suncem: sve je ispraznost i pusta tlapnja.

Kazatel 2:17 Czech BKR
Pročež mrzí mne tento život; nebo semi nelíbí nic, což se děje pod sluncem, poněvadž všecky věci jsou marnost a trápení ducha.

Prædikeren 2:17 Danish
Da blev jeg led ved Livet, thi ilde tyktes mig det, som sker under Solen; thi det er alt sammen Tomhed og Jag efter Vind.

Prediker 2:17 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Daarom haatte ik dit leven, want dit werk dacht mij kwaad, dat onder de zon geschiedt; want het is al ijdelheid en kwelling des geestes.

Swete's Septuagint
καὶ ἐμίσησα σὺν τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι πονηρὸν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὸ ποίημα τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים כִּ֣י רַ֤ע עָלַי֙ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּֽי־הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

WLC (Consonants Only)
ושנאתי את־החיים כי רע עלי המעשה שנעשה תחת השמש כי־הכל הבל ורעות רוח׃

Aleppo Codex
יז ושנאתי את החיים--כי רע עלי המעשה שנעשה תחת השמש  כי הכל הבל ורעות רוח

Prédikátor 2:17 Hungarian: Karoli
Mert nem lesz emlékezete sem a bölcsnek, sem a bolondnak mindörökké; mivelhogy a következendõ idõkben már mind elfelejtetnek: és miképen meghal a bölcs, azonképen meghal a bolond is.

La predikanto 2:17 Esperanto
Kaj mi ekmalamis la vivon; cxar abomenindaj estas por mi la faroj, kiuj farigxas sub la suno, cxar cxio estas vantajxo kaj ventajxo.

SAARNAAJA 2:17 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Niin minä kyllästyin elämään, sillä minusta oli pahaa se, mikä tapahtuu auringon alla, koskapa kaikki on turhuutta ja tuulen tavoittelua.

Ecclésiaste 2:17 French: Darby
Et j'ai hai la vie, parce que l'oeuvre qui se fait sous le soleil m'a ete à charge, car tout est vanite et poursuite du vent.

Ecclésiaste 2:17 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Et j'ai haï la vie, car ce qui se fait sous le soleil m'a déplu, car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent.

Ecclésiaste 2:17 French: Martin (1744)
C'est pourquoi j'ai haï cette vie, à cause que les choses qui se sont faites sous le soleil m'ont déplu; car tout est vanité, et rongement d'esprit.

Prediger 2:17 German: Modernized
Darum verdroß mich zu leben; denn es gefiel mir übel, was unter der Sonne geschieht, daß es so gar eitel und Mühe ist.

Prediger 2:17 German: Luther (1912)
Darum verdroß mich zu leben; denn es gefiel mir übel, was unter der Sonne geschieht, daß alles eitel ist und Haschen nach dem Wind.

Prediger 2:17 German: Textbibel (1899)
Da haßte ich das Leben, denn mir mißfiel das Thun, das unter der Sonne geschieht; denn alles ist eitel und Streben nach Wind!

Ecclesiaste 2:17 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Perciò io ho odiata la vita, perché tutto ciò che si fa sotto il sole m’è divenuto odioso, poiché tutto è vanità e un correr dietro al vento.

Ecclesiaste 2:17 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Perciò ho odiata questa vita; imperocchè le opere che si fanno sotto il sole mi son dispiaciute; perchè ogni cosa è vanità, e tormento di spirito.

PENGKHOTBAH 2:17 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Maka sebab itu bencilah aku akan hidup ini, karena jemulah aku akan segala sesuatu yang diperbuat di bawah langit, sebab semuanya itu sia-sialah adanya dan memenatkan hati.

전도서 2:17 Korean
이러므로 내가 사는 것을 한하였노니 이는 해 아래서 하는 일이 내게 괴로움이요 다 헛되어 바람을 잡으려는 것임이로다

Ecclesiastes 2:17 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Et idcirco tæduit me vitæ meæ, videntem mala universa esse sub sole, et cuncta vanitatem et afflictionem spiritus.

Koheleto knyga 2:17 Lithuanian
Aš ėmiau nekęsti gyvenimo; man nepatiko, kas darosi po saule, nes viskas tuštybė ir vėjo gaudymas.

Ecclesiastes 2:17 Maori
Na kua kino ahau ki te ora; no te mea he he ki ahau te mahi e mahia ana i raro i te ra: he horihori katoa hoki, he whai kau i te hau.

Predikerens 2:17 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Da blev jeg lei av livet; for ondt var i mine øine alt som skjer under solen; for alt sammen er tomhet og jag efter vind.

Eclesiastés 2:17 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Y aborrecí la vida, porque me era penosa la obra que se hace bajo el sol, pues todo es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

Eclesiastés 2:17 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
Y aborrecí la vida, porque me era penosa la obra que se hace bajo el sol, pues todo es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

Eclesiastés 2:17 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Aborrecí por tanto la vida, porque la obra que se hace debajo del sol me era fastidiosa; por cuanto todo es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

Eclesiastés 2:17 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Aborrecí por tanto la vida, porque la obra que se hace debajo del sol me era fastidiosa; por cuanto todo es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

Eclesiastés 2:17 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Aborrecí por tanto la vida, porque toda obra que se hace debajo del sol me era fastidiosa; por cuanto todo era vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

Eclesiastes 2:17 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Detesto a vida, pois vejo que a obra que se realiza debaixo do sol é árdua e desagradável. Tudo é um vazio só, correr atrás do vento.

Eclesiastes 2:17 Portugese Bible
Pelo que aborreci a vida, porque a obra que se faz debaixo do sol me era penosa; sim, tudo é vaidade e desejo vão.   

Ecclesiast 2:17 Romanian: Cornilescu
Atunci am urît viaţa căci nu mi -a plăcut ce se face supt soare: totul este deşertăciune şi goană după vînt.

Екклесиаст 2:17 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
И возненавидел я жизнь, потому что противны стали мне дела, которые делаются подсолнцем; ибо все – суета и томление духа!

Екклесиаст 2:17 Russian koi8r
И возненавидел я жизнь, потому что противны стали мне дела, которые делаются под солнцем; ибо всё--суета и томление духа!

Predikaren 2:17 Swedish (1917)
Och jag blev led vid livet, ty illa behagade mig vad som händer under solen, eftersom allt är fåfänglighet och ett jagande efter vind.

Ecclesiastes 2:17 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Sa gayo'y ipinagtanim ko ang buhay; sapagka't ang gawa na ginawa sa ilalim ng araw ay mapanglaw sa akin: sapagka't lahat ay walang kabuluhan at nauuwi sa wala.

ปัญญาจารย์ 2:17 Thai: from KJV
ข้าพเจ้าจึงเกลียดชีวิต เพราะว่าการงานที่เขาทำกันภายใต้ดวงอาทิตย์ก่อความสลดใจให้แก่ข้าพเจ้า เพราะสารพัดก็เป็นความว่างเปล่าและความวุ่นวายใจ

Vaiz 2:17 Turkish
Böylece hayattan nefret ettim.
Çünkü güneşin altında yapılan iş çetindi bence.
Her şey boş ve rüzgarı kovalamaya kalkışmakmış.

Truyeàân Ñaïo 2:17 Vietnamese (1934)
Vậy, ta ghét đời sống, vì mọi việc làm ra dưới mặt trời là cực nhọc cho ta, thảy đều hư không, theo luồng gió thổi.

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