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Ecclesiastes 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Translations

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Amplified Bible

So I turned around and gave my heart up to despair over all the labor of my efforts under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - American Standard Version

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Bible in Basic English

So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Darby Bible

Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - English Standard Version

So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun,

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - King James Version

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

Por tanto me desesperé en gran manera por todo el fruto de mi trabajo con que me habìa afanado bajo el sol.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - The Message

That’s when I called it quits, gave up on anything that could be hoped for on this earth. What’s the point of working your fingers to the bone if you hand over what you worked for to someone who never lifted a finger for it? Smoke, that’s what it is. A bad business from start to finish. So what do you get from a life of hard labor? Pain and grief from dawn to dusk. Never a decent night’s rest. Nothing but smoke.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - New American Standard Bible

Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Por tanto me desesperé en gran manera por todo el fruto de mi trabajo con que me habìa afanado bajo el sol.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - World English Bible

Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Young's Living Translation

And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - Additional Comments

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