Ecclesiastes 2:17
Ecclesiastes 2:17 The Message (MSG)
I hate life. As far as I can see, what happens on earth is a bad business. It’s smoke—and spitting into the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 King James Version (KJV)
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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 New Century Version (NCV)
So I hated life. It made me sad to think that everything here on earth is useless, like chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun caused me only great sorrow; because all is futility and chasing after the wind.