Ecclesiastes 2:20
“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despaire of all the labour which I tooke vnder the Sunne.”
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Ecclesiastes 2:20 Context
18¶ Yea I hated all my labour which I had taken vnder the Sunne: because I should leaue it vnto the man that shalbe after mee. 19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foole? yet shall he haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue laboured, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the Sunne. This is also vanitie. 20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despaire of all the labour which I tooke vnder the Sunne. 21For there is a man whose labour is in wisedome and in knowledge, and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not laboured therein, shall hee leaue it for his portion; This also is vanitie, and a great euill. 22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart wherein hee hath laboured vnder the Sunne?
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
- King James Version
Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
- Basic English Bible
Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.
- Darby Bible
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun.
- Webster's Bible
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
- World English Bible
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 2:20
2:20 Despair - I gave myself up to despair of ever reaping that satisfaction which I promised to myself.