Ecclesiastes 2:17

English Standard Version

17 So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind. (Ec 11:1) 

New International Version

17 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 International Reader’s Version

17 So I hated life. That’s because the work done on this earth made me sad. None of it has any meaning. It’s like chasing the wind. 

King James Version

17 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. 

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