“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!
| << Ecclesiastes 2:16 | Ecclesiastes 2:18 >> |
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.
Amplified® Bible
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after the wind {and} a feeding on it.
Contemporary English Version
This made me hate life. Everything we do is painful; it's just as senseless as chasing the wind.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
So life came to mean nothing to me, because everything in it had brought me nothing but trouble. It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind.
King James Version
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 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.
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 King James Version
Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So I hated life, for the work which occurred under the sun seemed grievous to me; because everything seems futile and striving after wind.
Revised 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.
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 2:16 | Ecclesiastes 2:18 >> |
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