Ecclesiastes 2:20 — Compare All Translations

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

And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.

English ASV

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

English Amplified

So I turned around and gave my heart up to despair over all the labor of my efforts under the sun.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So I turned around and gave my heart up to despair over all the labor of my efforts under the sun.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.

English EASY 2024

So I was very upset when I thought about all my hard work on the earth.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So I became sad about all the work I had done.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So I came to regret that I had worked so hard.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then I fell into despair over everything for which I had worked so hard under the sun.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Therefore I turned my heart to despair of all my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So I turned to give my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

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

So my feelings turned to despair of all the fruits of my labor under the sun.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So I began to lose hope because of all of my hard work on this earth.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun.

English NLT

So I turned in despair from hard work. It was not the answer to my search for satisfaction in this life.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So I turned in despair from hard work as the answer to my search for satisfaction.

English Tyndale 1537

So I turned me to refrain my mind from all such travail, as I took under the Sun:

Ecclesiastes 2:20 — Compare Translations