Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I turned about to let my heart despair for all the labor I labored under the sun.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore I
King James Version
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
Holman Bible
So I began to give myself over
International Standard Version
So I came to be in despair about everything I had accomplished on earth.
A Conservative Version
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
American Standard Version
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
Amplified
So I turned aside and let my heart despair over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
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.
Darby Translation
Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.
King James 2000
Therefore I gave my heart up to despair of all the labor in which I toiled under the sun.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So {I began to despair} of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.
Modern King James verseion
And I turned to cause my heart to despair over all the labor which I did under the sun.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So I turned me to refrain my mind from all such travail, as I took under the Sun:
NET Bible
So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
The Emphasized Bible
Then resolved I, to give my heart over to despair, - concerning all the toil, wherein I had toiled, under the sun.
Webster
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.
World English Bible
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
Interlinear
Cabab
Leb
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 2:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Is There Real Happiness In Life?
19 And who shall know whether he shall be wise or foolish? And he shall have dominion over all my labor which I labored, and was wise under the sun. Also this is vanity. 20 And I turned about to let my heart despair for all the labor I labored under the sun. 21 For there is man his labor in wisdom, and in knowledge and in success; and to man not laboring in it he shall give his portion. Also this is vanity and much evil.
Cross References
Genesis 43:14
And God Almighty will give to you mercy before the man, and send you your one brother and Benjamin: and when I was bereaved of children, I was bereaved of children.
Job 17:11-15
My days passed away, my purposes were broken; the possessions of my heart
Psalm 39:6-7
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
1 Corinthians 15:19
If in this life only we have been hoping in Christ, we are more to be compassionated than all men.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of our pressure having been to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly loaded, above strength, so that we were in utter perplexity even to live:
1 Thessalonians 3:3-4
For none to be shaken in these pressures: for ye yourselves know that for this we are placed.