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. "
— Ecclesiastes 2:17, American Standard 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.”
“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.”
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
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.
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.