Ecclesiastes 1:14 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun, and lo, the whole [is] vanity and vexation of spirit!

English ASV

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

English Amplified

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a striving after the wind and a feeding on wind.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity, a striving after the wind and a feeding on wind.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

English EASY 2024

I thought about all the things that people do on the earth. I realized that all these things have no purpose. It is like somebody who tries to catch the wind.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I looked at everything done on earth, and I saw that it is all a waste of time. It is like trying to catch the wind.

I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I have seen everything done in this world, and I tell you, it is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I have seen everything that is done under the sun. Look at it! It's all pointless. {It's like} trying to catch the wind.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

English KJV 1611

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

English LSB

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I have seen everything that is done under the sun; and behold, everything is vanity and like chasing the wind.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a chase after wind.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile — like chasing the wind!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I've seen what is done on this earth. It doesn't have any meaning. It's like chasing the wind.

English NIV

I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

English NKJ 1982

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

English NLT

Everything under the sun is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I have seen everything that is done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

It is all foolishness, chasing the wind.

English Tyndale 1537

Thus I have considered all the things that come to pass under the Sun, and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind.

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