Ecclesiastes 2:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.”
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“So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 2:20 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- Job 17:11My days have passed; my plans are broken off— even the desires of my heart.
- Psalms 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- 1 Corinthians 15:19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
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