KJV
ASV
17. 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.
ESV
17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
ERVEN
17. This made me hate life. It was depressing to think that everything in this life is useless, like trying to catch the wind.
NLT
17. So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless-- like chasing the wind.
WEB
17. 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.
NET
17. 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.
NLV
17. So I hated life. For the work which had been done under the sun brought sorrow to me. Because everything is for nothing and is like trying to catch the wind.
HCSB
17. Therefore, I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
YLT
17. 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.
LITV
17. So then I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is evil to me; for all is vanity and striving after wind.
RV
17. 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.
NCV
17. So I hated life. It made me sad to think that everything here on earth is useless, like chasing the wind.
MKJV
17. Therefore I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is sad to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
AKJV
17. Therefore I hated life; because the work that is worked under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
LXXEN
17. So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil [Gr. toward, or, upon me] before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
KJV
17. 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.
AMP
17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.
KJVP
17. Therefore I hated H8130 life H2416 ; because H3588 CONJ the work H4639 that is wrought H7945 under H8478 NMS the sun H8121 [ is ] grievous H7451 AMS unto H5921 PREP-1MS me : for H3588 CONJ all H3605 [ is ] vanity H1892 NMS and vexation H7469 of spirit H7307 NMS .
YLT
17. 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.
ASV
17. 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.
WEB
17. 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.
NASB
17. Therefore I loathed life, since for me the work that is done under the sun is evil; for all is vanity and a chase after wind.
ESV
17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
RV
17. 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.
RSV
17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
NKJV
17. 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.
MKJV
17. Therefore I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is sad to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
AKJV
17. Therefore I hated life; because the work that is worked under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
NRSV
17. So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
NIV
17. 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.
NIRV
17. So I hated life. That's because the work that is done on this earth made me sad. None of it has any meaning. It's like chasing the wind.
NLT
17. So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless-- like chasing the wind.
MSG
17. 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.
GNB
17. So life came to mean nothing to me, because everything in it had brought me nothing but trouble. It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind.
NET
17. 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.
ERVEN
17. This made me hate life. It was depressing to think that everything in this life is useless, like trying to catch the wind.