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."
— Ecclesiastes 2:17, King James 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. ”
“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; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
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.
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.