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Ecclesiastes 2:20

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20Therefore I 1completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

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  1. 1Lit turned aside my heart to despair

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I turned about and gave my heart up to despair over all the toil of my labors under the sun,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So I began to despair of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.