Ecclesiastes 2:20
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — The New International Version (NIV)
20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
20 So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 So I became sad about all the hard work I had done here on earth.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 Then I fell into despair over everything for which I had worked so hard under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun,
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 So I began to despair of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 So I began to lose hope because of all of my hard work on this earth.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.