Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And I turned about to let my heart despair for all the labor I labored 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.
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 knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also is vanity. 20 And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.
Cross References
Genesis 43:14
and God Almighty give to you mercies before the man, so that he hath sent to you your other brother and Benjamin; and I, when I am bereaved -- I am bereaved.'
Job 17:11-15
My days have passed by, My devices have been broken off, The possessions of my heart!
Psalm 39:6-7
Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, in vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
1 Corinthians 15:19
if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above our power, so that we despaired even of life;
1 Thessalonians 3:3-4
that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,