Ecc Ecclesiastes, chapter Ecclesiastes, chapter 2

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Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all [was] vanity and anguish of spirit, and [there was] no profit under the sun.Ecc 1:14

Ecclesiastes 2:11 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

ASV Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

BSB Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

DRA And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun.

FBV But when I thought about what I had worked so hard to achieve, everything I'd done, it was so short-lived—as significant as someone trying to catch the wind. There really is no enduring benefit here on earth.

GNV Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.

JPS Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

LSV and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labor that I have labored to do, and behold, the whole [is] vanity and distress of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

NIV (US) Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.

OJB Then I looked on kol ma'asim that my hands had wrought, and on the amal that I had labored to do; and, hinei, all was hevel and chasing after ruach, and there was no profit under the shemesh.

T4T But then I thought about all the hard work that I [SYN] had done to get all those things, and none of it seems to bring any lasting benefit [DOU]. It was all like chasing the wind.

WEB (US) Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

WEB (UK) Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labour that I had laboured to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) И оглянулся я на все дела мои, которые сделали руки мои, и на труд, которым трудился я, делая их: и вот, всё — суета и томление духа, и нет от них пользы под солнцем!

НРП Но когда я посмотрел на всё, что сделали мои руки, и на тот труд, что я совершил, я увидел, что всё суета, всё — погоня за ветром, и ни в чем нет пользы под солнцем.

Заокская (Кулаков) Но вот взглянул я на это всё, что своими руками делал, на все труды и свершения свои, и увидел, что и это всё тщета и погоня за ветром — нет в этом проку под солнцем.

ВП Но когда я посмотрел на всё, что сделали мои руки, и на тот труд, что я совершил, я увидел, что всё пустое, всё — погоня за ветром, и ни в чём нет пользы под солнцем.

СП (БЛ) Но потом я взглянул на всё, что я сделал, подумал обо всей тяжёлой работе, проделанной мной, и решил я, что это всё было потерей времени, попыткой поймать ветер. Никакой нет пользы от всего того, что мы делаем в этой жизни.