Ecclesiastes 1:14–15
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
15 nWhat is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be made straight,
and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
15 What is wrong cannot be made right.
What is missing cannot be recovered.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 I looked at everything done on earth and saw that it is all useless, like chasing the wind.
15 If something is crooked,
you can’t make it straight.
If something is missing,
you can’t say it is there.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It’s all pointless. ⸤It’s like⸥ trying to catch the wind.
15 No one can straighten what is bent.
No one can count what is not there.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened;
what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be made straight,
and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 I saw all the works that are done under the sun. Look! Everything is vanity and chasing wind.
15 What is twisted cannot be straightened,
and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 I’ve seen what is done on this earth. It doesn’t have any meaning. It’s like chasing the wind.
15 People can’t straighten things that are twisted.
They can’t count things that don’t even exist.
Ecclesiastes 1:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.
15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.