8 Bible Verses about Life Despised

The people of Zebulun and Naphtali risked their lives on the battlefield.

I hated all the work I had done under the sun, because I would leave it behind for the man who comes after me.

I hate my life. I do not want to go on living. Oh, leave me alone for these few remaining days.

I loathe my very life. I will therefore give free rein to my complaint and speak out in my bitterness.

When the sun rose God prepared a sultry (burning hot) east wind. So the sun beat upon the head of Jonah and he grew faint. He requested for himself that he might die. He said: It is better for me to die than to live!

A man is commended according to his wisdom. He with a perverse heart will be despised.

We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning our affliction that began in Asia. We were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

What does a man get for all his work, and for the desire of his heart with which he has done his work under the sun? All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is vanity.