Ecclesiastes 2:17 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

So I hated life, because the things that happen under the sun were troublesome to me. Definitely, everything is pointless—just wind chasing.

And, because of this, my life wearied me, since I saw that everything under the sun is evil, and everything is empty and an affliction of the spirit.