Verse (Click for Chapter) NASB 1995 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Ecclesiastes 2:17 Additional Translations ... Links Ecclesiastes 2:17 NIVEcclesiastes 2:17 NLT Ecclesiastes 2:17 ESV Ecclesiastes 2:17 NASB Ecclesiastes 2:17 NKJV Ecclesiastes 2:17 KJV |