Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 2:17"

Ecclesiastes 2:17

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17 So I came to hate life, because the activities done under the sun were loathesome to me, since everything is meaningless and feeding on wind.
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
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