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Ecclesiastes 2:18

The Futility of Labor

18 Thus I hated aall the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must bleave it to the man who will come after me.

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Ecclesiastes 2:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 I hated all my toil in which I toil under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me,

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 I hated all the things I had worked for here on earth, because I must leave them to someone who will live after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 I came to hate everything for which I had worked so hard under the sun, because I will have to leave it to the person who replaces me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 I hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to those who come after me

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.

Ecclesiastes 2:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 I hated everything I had worked for on earth. I’ll have to leave all of it to someone who lives after me.


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