Ecclesiastes 2:17

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

To pongah hinghaih hae ka hnukma; ni tlim ah sak ih tok mah palungsethaih ni ang paek; hmuen boih loe azom pui ni, takhi hnukah patom rumramhaih tok ah ni oh o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah hingnah te ka hmuhuet coeng. Khomik hmuikah a saii bitat he kai ham tah thae coeng. A cungkuem he a honghi neh khohli doinah mai ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah hingnah te ka hmuhuet coeng. Khomik hmuikah a saii bitat he kai ham tah thae coeng. A cungkuem he a honghi neh khohli doinah mai ni.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ia mea, ua hoopailua au i ko'u ola ana, no ka mea, ua kaumaha au i ka hana i hanaia malalo iho o ka la; no ka mea, ua pau na mea i ka lapuwale a me ka luhi hewa.

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se konsa lavi pa di m' anyen ankò. Tou sa mwen fè sou latè se traka li ban mwen. Paske anyen pa vo anyen, anyen pa rapòte anyen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et idcirco tæduit me vitæ meæ, videntem mala universa esse sub sole, et cuncta vanitatem et afflictionem spiritus.]

Bible in Basic English

So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et j’ai haï la vie, parce que l’œuvre qui se fait sous le soleil m’a été à charge, car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Pročež mrzí mne tento život; nebo semi nelíbí nic, což se děje pod sluncem, poněvadž všecky věci jsou marnost a trápení ducha.

Kosraean Bible

Ke ma inge wanginna kalmen moul nu sik, mweyen wanginna ma nga eis kac sayen mwe lokoalok mukena. Ma nukewa ma lusrongten. Oana ngan ukwe na eng uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Por isso, odiei a vida, porque a obra que é feita debaixo do sol me era penosa; pois tudo é vaidade e um correr atrás do vento.

Romanian BTF Bible

De aceea am urât viața, pentru că lucrarea ce se face sub soare este apăsătoare pentru mine, căci totul este deșertăciune și chinuire a duhului.

Brenton English Septuagint

So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုကြောင့်၊ အသက်ရှင်ခြင်းကို ငါငြီးငွေ့၏။ နေအောက်မှာ ပြုသောအမှုသည် ငါ၌ခက်ခဲ၏။ အလုံးစုံ တို့သည် အနတ္တအမှု၊ လေကိုကျက်စားသောအမှု ဖြစ်ကြ ၏။

Darby Translation

And I hated life; for the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Da haßte ich das Leben; denn das Tun, welches unter der Sonne geschieht, mißfiel mir; denn alles ist Eitelkeit und ein Haschen nach Wind. -

Dutch Bible 1917

Daarom haatte ik dit leven, want dit werk dacht mij kwaad, dat onder de zon geschiedt; want het is al ijdelheid en kwelling des geestes.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Daarom kreeg ik een afkeer van het leven; Ja, al wat er verricht wordt onder de zon, begon mij te walgen; Want het is allemaal ijdel en jagen naar wind.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciò ho odiata questa vita; imperocchè le opere che si fanno sotto il sole mi son dispiaciute; perchè ogni cosa è vanità, e tormento di spirito.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.

Noyes Bible

Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.

Danish Bible 1931

Da blev jeg led ved Livet, thi ilde tyktes mig det, som sker under Solen; thi det er alt sammen Tomhed og Jag efter Vind.

Leeser Tanakh

Therefore I hated life; because I felt displeased with the work that is wrought under the sun; for all is vanity and a torture of the spirit.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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.

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy, ta ghét đời sống, vì mọi việc làm ra dưới mặt trời là cực nhọc cho ta, thảy đều hư không, theo luồng gió thổi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Ko ia naʻaku fehiʻa ki he moʻui; koeʻuhi ko e ngāue ʻoku fai ʻi he lalo laʻā ʻoku fakamamahi kiate au: he ko e vaʻinga ʻae meʻa kotoa pē mo e fakamamahi ki he laumālie.

French Ostervald Bible

Et j'ai haï cette vie; car les choses qui se font sous le soleil m'ont déplu; car tout est vanité et tourment d'esprit.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj mi ekmalamis la vivon; ĉar abomenindaj estas por mi la faroj, kiuj fariĝas sub la suno, ĉar ĉio estas vantaĵo kaj ventaĵo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et j’ai haï la vie, car ce qui se fait sous le soleil m’a déplu, car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent.

German Luther Bible 1912

Darum verdroß mich zu leben; denn es gefiel mir übel, was unter der Sonne geschieht, daß alles eitel ist und Haschen nach dem Wind.

LXX2012 U. S. English

So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.

British English Septuagint 2012

So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Revised 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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Perciò io ho odiata la vita, perché tutto ciò che si fa sotto il sole m’è divenuto odioso, poiché tutto è vanità e un correr dietro al vento.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ainsi, je haïs la vie, car l'œuvre qui se fait sous le soleil m'était pénible ; car tout est vanité et poursuite du vent.

Reina Valera 1909

Aborrecí por tanto la vida; porque la obra que se hace debajo del sol me era fastidiosa; por cuanto todo es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.

Spanish BLL

Por eso llegué a odiar la vida, pues me causaba angustia todo lo que se hace bajo el sol. Todo es vanidad; ¡es como querer atrapar el viento!

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Aborrecí, por tanto, la vida, porque la obra que se hace bajo el sol me era fastidiosa; pues todo es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

Croatian Bible

Omrznuh život, jer mi se učini mučnim sve što se zbiva pod suncem: sve je ispraznost i pusta tlapnja.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Zato mi omrze život, jer mi nije milo šta biva pod suncem, jer je sve taština i muka duhu.

German Textbibel

Da haßte ich das Leben, denn mir mißfiel das Thun, das unter der Sonne geschieht; denn alles ist eitel und Streben nach Wind!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

So I hated life; Because the work that was wrought under the sun Was evil before me: For all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְשָׂנֵ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים כִּ֣י רַ֤ע עָלַי֙ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּֽי־הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

World English Bible

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.

World English Bible (Catholic)

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.

World English Bible British Edition

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

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.

World English Bible Classic

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.

World English Bible Updated

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.

World Messianic Bible

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.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have hated life, for sad to me [is] the work that hath been done under the sun, for the whole [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ ἐμίσησα σὺν τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι πονηρὸν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ τὸ ποίημα τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος.

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ ἐμίσησα σὺν τὴν ζωήν· ὅτι πονηρὸν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὸ ποίημα τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, ὅτι πάντα ματαιότης καὶ προαίρεσις πνεύματος.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Атунч ам урыт вяца, кэч ну мь-а плэкут че се фаче суб соаре: тотул есте дешертэчуне ши гоанэ дупэ вынт.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І зробилось менї життє ненавидним, і огидло менї все, що дїється під сонцем; бо все воно марнота й утома духа.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І зробилось менї життє ненавидним, і огидло менї все, що дїється під сонцем; бо все воно марнота й утома духа.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Зато ми омрзе живот, јер ми није мило шта бива под сунцем, јер је све таштина и мука духу.

Russian Synodal Bible

И возненавидел я жизнь, потому что противны стали мне дела, которые делаются под солнцем; ибо все - суета и томление духа!

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וְשָׂנֵ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים כִּ֣י רַ֤ע עָלַי֙ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּֽי־הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ושנאתי את החיים כי רע עלי המעשה שנעשה תחת השמש כי הכל הבל ורעות רוח׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَكَرِهْتُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ، لِأَنَّهُ رَدِيءٌ عِنْدِي، ٱلْعَمَلُ ٱلَّذِي عُمِلَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْكُلَّ بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

لهذا من از حیات نفرت داشتم زیرا اعمالی که زیر آفتاب کرده می‌شود، در نظر من ناپسندآمد چونکه تمام بطالت و در‌پی باد زحمت کشیدن است.

Judson Burmese Bible

ထိုကြောင့် ၊ အသက်ရှင် ခြင်းကို ငါငြီးငွေ့ ၏။ နေ အောက် မှာ ပြု သော အမှု သည် ငါ ၌ ခက်ခဲ ၏။ အလုံးစုံ တို့သည် အနတ္တ အမှု၊ လေ ကိုကျက်စား သောအမှု ဖြစ်ကြ ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

이러므로 내가 사는 것을 한하였노니 이는 해 아래서 하는 일이 내게 괴로움이요 다 헛되어 바람을 잡으려는 것임이로다

Japanese Freedom Bible

そこで私は生きることを憎んだ。日の下で行われる働きは、私には苦痛だった。すべては空しく、風を追うようなものだった。

World Chinese Bible

所以我恨恶生命，因为在日光之下所做的工使我愁烦；因为一切都是虚空，是捕风。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

我所以恨恶生命；因为在日光之下所行的事我都以为烦恼，都是虚空，都是捕风。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

我所以恨惡生命；因為在日光之下所行的事我都以為煩惱，都是虛空，都是捕風。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Por isso detestei a vida, porque a obra que é feita abaixo do sol me faz sofrer; pois tudo é fútil como perseguir o vento.

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Mashi Bible

Akalamo ntakakwirirwa, bulyâla okubà hanôla igulu ntà kusîma; byoshi kuli kurhebwa, ganali mango gafire busha.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Da haßte ich das Leben; denn mir mißfiel das Tun, das unter der Sonne geschieht; denn es ist alles eitel und ein Haschen nach Wind.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Entonces odiaba la vida, porque todo lo que estaba debajo del sol era malo para mí, no tiene ningún propósito y todo es aflicción de espíritu.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Aborrecí la vida, porque la obra que se hace bajo el sol me era fastidiosa, por cuanto todo es vanidad y correr tras el viento.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Therefore I hated HaChayyim (Life); because the ma'aseh that is wrought under the shemesh is grievous unto me; for all is hevel and chasing after ruach.

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