Ecclesiastes 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then I turned, I, to cause my heart to despair concerning all the toil which I toiled under the sun.
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