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Ecclesiastes 2:17

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I have hated life, for sad to me <FI>is<Fi> the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain

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